Here is an update from my analysis / opinion about how to work on public domain today.
This is how I see it…
I mean, I would pay for music catalogs / demos in Death Metal etc. to be posted on public domain on archive.org from bands not on the page or not on a “real label” like with music sheets to go with the acts and stuff.
I’m not there tho, but yes stuff my family had in the past is on public domain.
Like on old Great White North Records, I would pay to have the albums posted to archive.org from the artists if I was there to buy their albums from them for a public domain release…people would know that is with the other stuff I have on it.
So in all the scams and fights, the guys who ate steak and lobsters with the money I like them better today than the other people.
I would say…if I knew them today and the albums that were cancelled I would pay them for them to release them on public domain…if you know the other people you could still ask them to buy it.
Then those albums would be on archive.org on public domain, later I would use that to finance a super audio version.
So yes, I’m looking to buy those albums and demos, like Slam Worldwide or something…their albums and demos on or not on music sheets…if I was there I would buy the whole catalog from them to post on public domain, later I can use that material for other stuff.
The money they get they could put on new band projects etc.
When people ask me about Slam Metal, I know what it is on a music sheet if it’s on that format or not.
Many bands I see are NOT on music sheet companies.
Later if I bought a label like Slam Worldwide…I would have that converted to music sheet versions, plus their demos.
Hopefully, someday that will all happen with or without me.
Bands that were on or associated at any point to Great White North Records I would be interested in buying to be released on public domain on archive.org.
My take is, later I want to make sheet music versions of them for SA-CD Super Audio submissions.
The bands can do whatever they want with the money.
I mean, I’m not there…
Why can’t Carcass or someone just go down and make them do it…then they can sell those songs to Six Feet Under or something.
Now….
Albums like NEWER Carcass might NOT be on public domain although the band might be.
They may be using the name and have their own sound and music sheet version for their new albums.
Those are NOT Earache Records albums for their music sheet releases.
Those are separate albums and and may have their own music sheets.
Those may NOT be public domain, you can check on archive.org to see if it’s posted.
My point is someone I know somewhere should be able to buy those catalogs to post it to archive.org for public domain release if you ask around.
I’m not there tho and can’t help.
If that happened later I would see a “no copyright” tag on archive.org that I can use in Canada.
Now again…
Mayhem used to be $35.99 a disc at CD Plus in Canada my old store I worked at..
Today my page is DOMESTIC CANADA release and would be for sale for about $16 a CD…at the Mall if it was released.
Then I do web traffic and ads for record store pages.
Now….
My page market is USA RELEASE.
Obituary, Deicide etc. and Thrash Metal releases.
If you wanted your album out with them on my LOCAL CANADA RELEASE page you need it posted on archive.org as public domain so they can make a DOMESTIC CANADA version that I can promote here in Canada.
Other bands / labels are European Releases.
Mine is DOMESTIC CANADA ONLY.
Again, I am still interested in buying those releases / demos for archive.org public domain releases.
They can use them overseas, I can use them for domestic Canada releases.
Then I promote USA DEATH METAL MARKET here in Canada where there are NO METAL CONCERTS.
Those are the videos and things on my page and related material.
If you knew who was holding my releases on archive.org or what the list is…maybe they will buy them for archive.org from you to post on the page.
You never need to see me, later I’ll see it on a list of no copyright albums on archive.org from other royalty people I know that got them somehow and then I will put it on my list for Super Audio Submissions SA-CD and Domestic Canadian versions.
Your “CD” here in Canada would sell at Record Stores here in Canada for about $16 Canadian.
With bands like Burzum and Suffocation or something.
Besides that, I’m still doing my band Collapse and other domestic releases on my pages in Canada for web traffic etc. for Canada versions.
So yes I’m interested in buying those albums / catalogs for public domain release but I am not there where that happens.
If you ask around like dropped albums from Great White North Records, they may be able to pay for the album to post on archive.org THEN later I would have it on a list for a domestic Canadian version.
Something like that I am working on is where I work at here in Halifax.