Splice is something new that you probably haven't seen on the internet before. We're a community of musicians and music lovers that wanted a place where we could actively make music TOGETHER online. Upload your loops and samples and remix them right in your browser with the stuff that other people have uploaded, and then publish your songs for everyone else to hear. It all works with Creative Commons, so it's safe to share. We've got some great stuff going on over there, and we want you to join us! Come check it out!

 

 It's really interesting to see how many artists are making use of Creative Commons these days. The Beastie Boys, Gilberto Gil, Fort Minor, David Byrne.. just to name a few. There has been a lot of discussion about how, by releasing a track or two to their fans to remix at will, artists are GAINING support and play and not losing it. Check out this article in Wired Magazine with Beck: http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2006/08/25/wired-beck-talks-multi-platform-releases-youtube-videos to get his take on it. (Thaumata)

We think Splice is a great way of embracing this trend and allowing fans to get their hands dirty and PARTICIPATE in the music, not just listen. What do you think?

its not just music that's going the way of CC licencing - here in the UK the BBC are just about to come to the end of a trial where they have had hundreds of clips of video/audio/images all released under a Creative Archive licence for people to freely use. Being the BBC it now has to be approved that it's not a waste of licence payers money before it can come into being propper, but its a start.(Northern boy)

It could be seen as a trend not in itself but as an indicator of further distance between large scale copyright owners and independant producers.
The Major record companies and film studios are all trying to increase copyright terms (duration) and the scope of control that copyright carries. Yet we are also seeing CC licensing, myspace, youtube etc from producers who are not interested in, or, of no interest to, the big corporations.
Things are being pulled apart and space is appearing inbetween for new business models like (ww.splicemusic.com) and new forms of expression. Don't misunderstand us we still want big labels and studios to produce huge budget productions but we're also excited about smaller more nimble creative setups emerging. (Keithbird)