New Business Models for Musicians and Authors
(crossposted from CreativeFreedom.org.nz)
The Indie Band Survival Guide explores how bands can survive and flourish on their own without the help of a major recording deal. The guide recommends using Creative Commons licences to spread your music around, with reference to Tim O’Reilly’s famous quote “Obscurity is a far greater threat to authors and creative artists than piracy.” For authors the Australia Council’s have released The writer’s guide to making a digital living about the business of “writing, collaboration, copyright, marketing and distribution and business models, and how to develop projects from concept to commerical takeup. It includes case studies from Australia’s rising generation of poets, novelists, screenwriters, games writers and producers who are embracing new media”
