General questions
How can my band take part in CASH Music?
Right now CASH artist projects are being done on an invitation-only basis, but that will change as more of our
advanced features are ready. For now we'd suggest joining the mailing list or simply keeping an eye on our site
as we'll be making additional details available soon.
What exactly does “open source” mean?
It means that the technology we're developing will be open to the public at large. All of the source code will be
available, hopefully leading to community development and participation. We have already released an early version
of our front-end code under the MIT license at mercury.cashmusic.org,
with more to come. Our back-end code and database structures will be available under a copyleft license and we'll
talk more about that in the fall when we are closer to a first release.
Do you accept any payment methods besides Paypal?
As of now, no. Paypal does accept credit card payments without an account in some cases, but all of our
payments currently go through their site. We are building a system that will be able to independently accept credit card payments, Paypal, and other
options.More news on this front should be available soon.
Can you tell me about Creative Commons?
Creative Commons is a non-profit organization that specializes in copyright and intellectual property law. One of
the things they do is provide licenses that define creators' rights with particular focus on new media and
technology. Much of the content provided here is done so under their licenses, and we’re big supporters of
their organization. You can learn more at:
http://creativecommons.org/about/.
Technical questions
When I try to download a song it streams in my browser. How do I download it directly?
This is because we link directly to the file and your browser is configured to play certain media inline as
opposed to downloading it. To directly download any link simply right click instead of left click (or ctrl+click
on one-button Macs) and chose the “Save Link as...” option. This will let you put the file wherever you like
and open it with your favorite application.
What is a “torrent” link?
Bit torrent is a peer-to-peer file sharing protocol. You can learn more about it
here. Essentially, it lets
you download from multiple sources, making the download go faster and spreading out the bandwidth among peers. We
encourage the use of bit torrent at CASH because it lowers the load on our fileservers, increases the availability
of the content, and we feel that peer-to-peer thinking is a key part of the future of cultural exchange.