Open-source record labels are

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s that release music under

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, that is, licenses that allow free redistribution and may allow free modification of the tracks. They present free,

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, and open content, and present this a part of the freedoms of expression and speech, with the goal of opening up the possibilities of media through open collaboration. Some musicians dislike corporate control of music via means of

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and believe that creativity requires that musicians reappropriate and reinterpret music and sounds to enable them to create truly innovative music. Additionally,

enables musicians to develop music collaboratively.

Examples of open-source labels

* 50/50innertainment Records * Club Late Music *

Calabash Music Calabash Music was an online music company based in Somerville, Massachusetts established in 2001 by Brad Powell. In 2008 management of the Calabash Music catalogue was taken over by the French company Mondomix, which ceased operation of the mu ...

* Loca Records *

Magnatune Magnatune is an American independent record label based in Berkeley, California, founded in spring 2003. It only sold music for download through its website but added a print-CD-on-demand service in late 2004 and in October 2007 began selling c ...

* OnClassical *

Opsound Opsound is a website which aggregates links to music released under Creative Commons licenses. Opsound aggregates links to music hosted on other servers, as well as providing discussion forums and organizing real-world events and concerts. It has ...

* Voidance Records Some other labels, like

NoCopyrightSounds NoCopyrightSounds (NCS) is a British record label that releases royalty-free electronic dance music. Starting as a YouTube channel, it reached 1 million paid downloads in 2017. History NoCopyrightSounds was started as a YouTube channel in 201 ...

, give broad royalty-free license which is open content.

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Chameleon Lectra (Consemble 'open compositions' projects)

Open Source Musical

CommonEdits

Creative Commons licensed audio media

Red Plastic Label
Open content Free culture movement Record labels Netlabels {{record-label-stub

Examples of open-source labels

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