About CASH

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.

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 in the coming weeks.

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 staunch 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.