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Russia’s IPChain to work with Musicoin?

November 18, 2017, St. Petersburg, Russia,

This year’s VI Saint Petersburg International Cultural Forum might hold a surprise for the future, an intellectual property blockchain, Musicoin, operating with a national market. This possibility was raised at the culmination of the business panel, “Creating Globally Applicable Best Practices in Blockchain Technology in Russia for IP Management: From Patents and Inventions to Books, Paintings, Photos, Music and Films.”

The hour-long panel was held by IPChain (the National Coordination Center for Processing Transactions with Rights and Objects of Intellectual Property), whose ambitious task is the formation of a national blockchain-based network of Russian intellectual property objects, their associated rights, transaction records, and the facilitation of such transactions.

“The creation of a decentralized IPChain network is a necessary and indispensable stage in the development of the national intellectual property sphere,” said Andrey Krichevsky, president of IPChain. “However, when speaking about practical steps, it is important to remember that, despite the seminal nature of today’s steps to reform the sphere, we must constantly be on the move. After all, the trend of the current day – blockchain – will be replaced by newer and newer technologies and solutions. Our task is to monitor the strategic vector of global development, to foresee and anticipate technological shifts. ”

Musicoin Ambassador Joel Bevacqua addresses the St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum
Musicoin Ambassador Joel Bevacqua addresses the St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum

In that context, panelists who contributed their solutions and viewpoints were: The Unified State System for Accounting for Research, Development and Technological Works of Civil Purpose (the state service is already one of the key components of the IPChain infrastructure), The National Register of Intellectual Property, which participates in a project initiated by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation to create a system for storing and comparing three-dimensional models, and FormMax, a business to business solution for delivering background music,

The participants also included a number of services that could potentially use the IPChain infrastructure such as IP EXCHANGE (IPEX), an online platform that ensures the regular functioning of the organized market of intellectual property, artists societies worldwide, and the world’s first music streaming blockchain service, Musicoin.

Panelists from left, Eric Baptiste (SOCAN), Andrey Krichevsky (IPChain), Sergey Matveyev (Director of the Department of Science and Technologies of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation)
Panelists from left, Eric Baptiste (SOCAN), Andrey Krichevsky (IPChain), Sergey Matveyev (Director of the Department of Science and Technologies of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation)

Though intellectual property forums tend to be sedate, this panel had its share of barely suppressed fireworks. Ivan Zasurskiy, Head of the Department of New Media and Communication Theory, Journalism Faculty of Moscow State University, referred to lawyers in the field as leeches, attorney Pavel Katkov wondered aloud if blockchain smart contracts might relegate lawyers to a secondary role in intellectual property management, and Joel Bevacqua, the ambassador for the Musicoin blockchain pointed out to the younger members of the audience that the panel they were witnessing might one day be a watershed moment in their lives.

The Russian Federation’s IPChain ended the panel with another sign that Russia intends to be a world leader in blockchain technology, as official signing agreements on strategic cooperation took place. IPChain and the largest company in the market of licensed electronic books in Russia, LitRes, signed an agreement on cooperation and interaction, and then IPChain and BankPrav.ru service – “AyBi” LLC, signed an agreement on establishing partnership relations and developing long-term mutually beneficial cooperation for the registration and monetization of intellectual property and increasing the transparency of intellectual property transactions for all market participants.

Joel Bevacqua, Musicoin Ambassador (and The Hard Data Editor) arrives at the VI St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum's IP & Blockchain Panel
Joel Bevacqua, Musicoin Ambassador (and The Hard Data Editor) arrives at the VI St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum’s IP & Blockchain Panel

At the very end came the surprise, as IPChain’s head Andrey Krichevsky, announced IPChain’s intention to open discussions with SOCAN and Musicoin on possible cooperation pacts. Musicoin’s ambassador, Joel Bevacqua, was seen giving a “thumbs up” to the audience. How this plays out, the world will have to see, but the announcement could signify another significant step for music fans and artists not just in Russia, but the world.

Что такое Musicoin?

Musicoin – это цифровая валюта, созданная для получения вознаграждения за прослушивание музыки. Каждый раз, когда слушатель проигрывает песню в глобальной экосистеме Musicoin, создатель песни получает заработок практически в реальном времени. В то же время это ничего не стоит слушателю. Статья, которую вы читаете, призвана объяснить, как такое возможно и содержит размышления о возможном развитии системы для артистов, фанатов и предпринимателей со всего мира. Musicoin начался как способ высветить проблемы современной глобальной музыкальной индустрии. Всего три корпорации владеют 80% музыкального рынка: Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group и Universal Music Group. Из-за своего влияния они имеют тенденцию диктовать, кто будет побеждать, а кто проиграет в мировой экосистеме. Новички и даже состоявшиеся музыканты могут пострадать от сложившейся ситуации. К примеру, множество артистов жалуются на низкие выплаты роялти, которые они получают от стриминговых веб-сервисов вроде Spotify и Pandora. Более того, авторские права и лицензии настолько сложны, что средний артист едва может отследить те суммы, которые он может получить.

Musicoin-ppp
PPP контракт (Pay Per Play) системы Musicoin позволяет осуществлять мгновенные платежи артисту, и эти платежи могут быть легко разделены между всеми участниками группы и другими важными для музыкальной экосистемы людьми.

Такое решение проблемы в системе Musicoin возможно благодаря использованию технологии блокчейн и смарт-контрактов. Компьютеры всего мира связываются друг с другом для создания цифровой валюты Musicoins (далее MC) и отслеживания каждой транзакции. Создание валюты и системы реестра последовательно и называется “блокчейн”, так как все компьютеры вместе генерируют “блоки” транзакций один за другим. Внутри этих транзакций записаны ордера на проведение одного или нескольких платежей. Эти платёжные ордера называются смарт-контракты или умные контракты, так как они логически исполняют выплату согласно программному коду, который в них заложен.

Если говорить простым языком, как только музыкант загружает песню в систему Musicoin, за каждое прослушивание он получает 1 MC. И если это группа музыкантов, с которыми надо поделиться наградой, система разделяет 1 MC соответственно контракту. Всё это происходит за считанные секунды с помощью блокчейна Musicoin.

Musicoin PPP 2
Схематическое изображение PPP системы Musicoin.

Так сколько же стоит MC? Есть зависимость. Как и у других цифровых валют, MC торгуется на открытых рынках и его стоимость постоянно меняется. Временами 1 MC стоил больше 4-х центов (в долларах США). На этом уровне Musicoin выплачивал артисту за прослушивание гораздо больше, чем любой другой мейнстримовый веб-сайт. Но с любым успехом приходят и трудности. Стало ясно, что если цена MC будет продолжать расти, то никто попросту не будет слушать музыку. Люди будут копить MC в надежде на будущий рост. В действительности так и происходило при цене в 3 цента. После этого основатель Musicoin Исаак Мао (Isaac Mao) начал разрабатывать инновационную стратегию для будущего.

Исаак приобрёл известность в Китае как один из первых сетевых блоггеров и защитник свободы в Интернете. В начале 21-го века он придумал теорию и назвал её “Sharism” (суть заключается в девизе «чем больше вы делитесь, тем больше получаете»), подчеркнув важность и необходимость делиться информацией в информационную эпоху.

И хотя Sharism изначально был основной идеей первого воплощения Musicoin в феврале 2017-го, теперь он будет ещё больше, чем прежде, влиять на систему Musicoin в ответ на возникающие проблемы. Так было предложено новое, хоть и довольно спорное дополнение к блокчейну: UBI или “Универсальный Базовый Доход” (“Universal Basic Income”).

Изначально спорность UBI заключалась в том, что всё выглядело как социалистическая программа, прикрученная к блокчейну. Многие сторонники криптовалют по сути либертарианцы, а потому всё, что создаёт систему всеобщего благосостояния, например UBI, вызывало немало удивления. Тем не менее если присмотреться, оказывается, что это гораздо более изобретательно, чем устаревшие монетарные политики.

Во-первых, UBI решило проблему удержания людьми монет MC путём изменения способа вознаграждения для артистов. Отныне одно проигрывание стоит не 1 MC, а то количество MC, которое по стоимости равно 2-м центам USD (хотя данное количество может меняться, это всё равно больше, чем предлагают другие стриминг сервисы). Таким образом, прослушивание музыки будет приносить стабильный доход, а сторонники MC будут наблюдать увеличение капитала вместе с расширением и ростом всей системы.

Musicoin UBI
Эта схема UBI показывает как поток MC решит возникающие проблемы с глобальной музыкальной индустрией.

Во-вторых, любое прослушивание в системе Musicoin становится безплатным для слушателя. Музыканты получают вознаграждение из фонда, выделенного компьютерными вычислениями, как это было описано выше. Компьютеры проводят транзакции и одновременно создают новые монеты, это называется “майнингом”. Теперь майнеры платят артистам, тогда как для слушателя всё остаётся безплатным. Больше, чем просто социальная программа, система UBI делает майнеров Musicoin прямыми конкурентами Universal, Sony и Warner. Но кто все эти майнеры? Майнером может быть любой, у кого есть компьютер и современная видеокарта. Фактически любой геймер легко может “копать” MC. Так, обычные люди со всего мира майнят MC и таким образом помогают строить систему, которая поощряет артистов и слушателей совершенно новым способом. Если вы хотите узнать больше про майнинг MC – посмотрите это хорошее видео (здесь и далее на англ.).

Немного больше про майнинг рассказано в этом видео.

Тем не менее система UBI – это лишь начало. На конец 2018-го намечен новый поворот: Proof of Sharing (Доказательство распространения. Хотя оно возможно будет переименовано в Proof of Play – Доказательство прослушивания, об этом можно посмотреть здесь). В этой системе те пользователи, которые активно делятся контентом, помогают майнить MC. Если хотите узнать, как всё устроено в деталях, можете прочитать их “Белую бумагу” – в этом документе полностью обрисовано устройство платформы и все её параметры. Будущее платформы в долгосрочной перспективе описано в “Дорожной карте”.

Существуют и другие цифровые валюты, нацеленные на решение проблем глобальной музыкальной индустрии, но Musicoin значительно отличается от них. В первую очередь Musicoin работает на собственном блокчейне, тогда как остальные используют разработки других криптовалют, которые проводят массу прочих транзакций помимо собственно музыки. Потенциально это делает Musicoin более быстрым и способным к охвату многочисленных пользователей в будущем. Другой важный факт – это первая стриминговая система на технологии блокчейн, используемая одинаковым образом как артистом, так и слушателем. Будучи таковой, она первой успешно справится как с реальными мировыми проблемами, так и с модными тенденциями. По сути, Musicoin уже проверен в бою и протестирован в приложении к реальному миру.

Вот несколько ранних этапов развития Musicoin, которые помогли сформировать его эволюцию и адаптацию:

  1. Musicoin стал первым стриминговым сервисом на блокчейне, который смог публично привлечь музыкантов и слушателей.
  2. Musicoin присоединяется к Enterprise Ethereum Alliance – организации, состоящей из почти 500 компаний.
  3. Формируется The Musicoin Alliance: к нему присоединяются поставщики товаров и сервисов для помощи в промоушене и утверждении Musicoin.
  4. The Hard Data и Musicoin Pilot Program успешно раздают MC среди активных пользователей за музыкально-ориентированные продукты и сервисы: авторские статьи, фотографии, возможность приобретать футболки и подписки на журнал с помощью MC.
  5. Первый в мире блокчейн DJ-микс “Rock the Blockchain” был выпущен на Musioin.org.

Будущее Musicoin стремительно реализуется. В будущем мы сможем увидеть систему Muscoin, встроенную в коммерческие продукты, такие как колонки или наушники. Интернет-радиостанции начнут транслировать Musicoin, так что артист получит вознаграждение за каждого слушателя. Веб-приложения будут легко использовать ссылки и трансляции на Musicoin. Вскоре вы будете иметь возможность купить билеты на мероприятия с Musicoin, футболки групп и весь спектр товаров и услуг, которые обычно считаются частью музыкального мира. В целом система повлияет таким образом, что артисты смогут вести достойную жизнь вместе со своими фанатами по всему миру, наслаждаясь своим творчеством. Становлению этого по-настоящему способствует Musicoin.

Взгляд Musicoin на будущее и важные этапы развития. С 1-го квартала 2017 до 3-го квартала 2019.

Постскриптум: пара вещей, о которых стоит упомянуть – у Musicoin есть эксклюзивный “укорачиватель” ссылок для Musicoin.org, http://jam.dj; также запущен новый веб-сайт, администрирующий политику dj-миксов: http://musicoin.dj.

Справедливости ради надо признаться (если это ещё не стало очевидным) – The Hard Data являются большими фанатами Musicoin. Мы пользуемся им для оплаты труда авторов и принимаем для продажи футболок и подписок на журнал. Musicoin помогает нам финансировать создание контента на theharddata.com. Так что мы действительно заинтересованы, когда речь заходит о Musicoin. В общем, вряд ли вы найдёте лучшую музыкально-ориентированную цифровую валюту. Призываем вас убедится в этом самим, если вы нам не верите.

Перевод: Harhor

Ред. : Cikada

What is Musicoin?

Musicoin is a digital currency designed for the compensation and consumption of music. Every time a listener plays a song anywhere in the global Musicoin ecosystem, the song’s creators are paid in near real-time. The listening however, does not cost listeners anything. This article will explain how this is possible and speculate on Musicoin’s possible ramifications for music artists, fans and business people around the world.

Musicoin began as a way to address the problems associated with the current global music industry. Three corporations, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group own over 80% of the global market. Because of their power, they tend to dictate who the winners and losers are – and will be – in the global music ecosystem. New and even established musicians can suffer because of this situation. For example, many artists have complained about low royalty payments they received from streaming websites such as Spotify and Pandora. Furthermore, music copyrights and licensing are so complicated that it is difficult for the average artist to keep track of what monies they might be entitled to.

The Musicoin PPP Contract
The Musicoin PPP Contract enables quick payments to artists and can be easily split with band members and other important people in the music ecosystem.

The Musicoin solution to this problem is achieved primarily with the use of blockchain technology and smart contracts. Computers around the world communicate with each other to create a digital currency called Musicoins, and then keeps track of all their transactions. This currency creation and ledger system is sequential and often referred to as a “blockchain” because the computers are processing “blocks” of transactions one after the other. Within those transactions are orders to distribute payments to one or several entities. Those payment orders are called “smart contracts” because they logically execute payment orders based on how they are programmed.

So in plain English, once a musician uploaded their song into the Musicoin system, every time their song got played they were paid 1 Musicoin. And if the musician had band members he or she needed to split the profits with, the Musicoin would get split accordingly. This all happened in seconds via the Musicoin blockchain.

An elaborated view of the Musicoin PPP pay-per-play system.
An elaborated view of the Musicoin PPP pay-per-play system.

So how much is a Musicoin worth? It depends. Like other digital currencies, Musicoins are traded on the open market and its value fluctuates by the minute. At times, Musicoins have been worth over 4 cents (in United States Dollars). At over 4 cents per play, Musicoin was paying artists a much higher per-stream rate than any mainstream music websites.

But with any success comes challenges. It was quickly realized that if the price of Musicoins kept climbing, no one would play music. People would hoard Musicoins hoping they would be more valuable. In fact, some were already doing that when they were worth 3 cents. So, Musicoin’s primary founder, Isaac Mao, started developing innovative strategies for the future.

Isaac had gained notoriety in China for being one of its first web-bloggers, and an advocate of internet freedom. In the early 21st century he had developed a theory called “Sharism” that emphasized the importance and necessity of sharing information in the information age. Though Sharism was already an idea that underlined Musicoin’s early incarnation of February 2017, it would now influence the Musicoin system more so than before in response to the new challenges. A controversial new implementation to the blockchain was proposed: UBI or “Universal Basic Income.”

UBI was initially controversial as it sounded like a Socialist program implemented on the blockchain. Many proponents of digital currencies are very Libertarian in outlook, and anything that resembles a welfare system, or a “Universal Basic Income” for everyone raised a lot of eyebrows. However, a closer look at UBI revealed it was far more ingenious than out-dated monetary policies.

UBI solved the problem of Musicoin hoarding first by changing the reward to the artist. One play of their song was no longer 1 Musicoin, but an amount of Musicoin equal to roughly 2 cents USD (however, that amount can fluctuate so that it would always be more than what other music streaming services pay). In this way, music plays would emit a stable reward, and people holding onto Musicoins will likely see their investment grow as the system gains wider adoption.

Musicoin's UBI schematic demonstrates how the flow of Musicoins will be set to solve ongoing problems with the global music industry.
Musicoin’s UBI schematic demonstrates how the flow of Musicoins will be set to solve ongoing problems with the global music industry.

Next, all plays on the Musicoin system became free for the listener. The musicians are paid from a fund allocated by the computers processing the Musicoin transactions as described earlier in this article. When the computers process Musicoin transactions and make new Musicoins it is referred to as “mining”. So now, the miners of Musicoin pay the artists while the public listens for free. Far from being a social program, the UBI system arguably makes the Musicoin miners direct competitors with Universal, Sony and Warner. And who are those miners? They could be anyone with a computer and a modern graphics card. Virtually any gamer could easily mine Musicoin. So, normal people all over the world mining Musicoin are helping build a system that rewards artists and listeners in a whole new fashion. If you want to learn more about Musicoin mining, here is a good video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5-6PXfH7gw

I speak a little bit about the wider implications of UBI in this video:

The UBI system is only the beginning though. Slated for late 2018, Musicoin will introduce a new wrinkle: Proof of Sharing (though it may be renamed to “Proof of Play” as seen in this video). In this system, users actively sharing content will help mine Musicoins. For the nuts and bolts about how the Musicoin system works, read their “White Paper” which is a document outlining Musicoin’s platform design and specifications. Musicoin’s long-term vision can be found in its Roadmap document.

There are other digital currencies aimed at addressing the problems of the global music industry, but Musicoin differs from them in significant ways. Most notably is that Musicoin runs its own blockchain system, whereas other solutions ride on top of other digital currency solutions that process many different types of transactions besides just music. This makes Musicoin potentially faster and able to scale easier to a larger population of users.  The other important fact is that Musicoin was the first functioning music streaming service powered by blockchain technology that could be used by artist and listener alike. Being such, it has been the first to successfully deal with real world problems and fashion solutions. In essence, Musicoin is battle tested in real-world applications.

Here are some early Musicoin milestones that have helped shape its evolution and adoption:

  1. Musicoin becomes the first functioning music streaming service powered by blockchain technology that can publicly accommodate musicians and listeners.
  2. Musicoin joins the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, an organization made up of Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs, start-ups, and academics dedicated to smart contract technology.
  3. The Musicoin Alliance forms, as providers of goods and services join in an effort to promote the adoption of Musicoin.
  4. The Hard Data and Musicoin Pilot Program successfully put Musicoin in the hands of active users for music-related goods and services, namely article writing, photography, and the ability to purchase t-shirts and printed magazine subscriptions with Musicoin.
  5. The world’s first DJ mix powered with blockchain technology, “Rock the Blockchain” is released on Musicoin.org.

The future of Musicoin is rapidly coming to fruition. In the future we could see the Musicoin system embedded in commercial products such as speakers and headphones. Internet radio stations could stream Musicoin so that artists are paid for each listener. Web applications would easily allow the implementation of Musicoin links and streams. Soon, you may be able to buy tickets to events with Musicoin, band t-shirts, and a whole raft of goods and services normally associated with the music world. The overall effect of the Musicoin system could be artists making a decent living from fans the world over enjoying their music, and this is the world that Musicoin is helping to make.

The Musicoin view of the future and important milestones towards which it is headed.
The Musicoin view of the future and important milestones towards which it is headed.

Post script: a couple things worth mentioning is that Musicoin has an exlusive URL-shortener for Musicoin.org links, http://jam.dj and a new website administering dj mix policy for the Musicoin system has been launched, http://musicoin.dj

Also, fair disclosure in case its not obvious, The Hard Data is a big fan of Musicoin. We use it to pay our contributors, and accept it for t-shirts and magazine subscriptions. Musicoin helps fund content creation on theharddata.com. So, we are really biased when it comes to the topic of Musicoin. That said, we don’t think you will find a better music-focused digital currency and urge you to look for yourself if you don’t believe us.

The Hard Data & Musicoin Content Program

Following the success of The Hard Data & Musicoin Pilot Program, both entities have decided to extend the content creation aspect of the Pilot Program until at least January 31, 2018. What that means is, between now and January 31st 2018, writers, editors, photographers, artists, proofreaders and other content related jobs will be receiving Musicoin for their contributions to The Hard Data website and magazine.

In August of 2017, the Pilot Program of which this initiative is based on doubled the readership of The Hard Data, and Musicoin tripled its value in US dollars. Creative types unfamiliar with cryptocurrency were introduced to the ecosystem, and readers of The Hard Data were treated to an expanded palette of content related to their favorite music genre: hard electronic dance music.

Because the price of Musicoin tripled (though now the value has pulled back a bit) over the course of the pilot program, content rewards will be half the amount of Musicoin received previously. We hope that by the end of January 2018 Musicoins will rise again in value, and contributors can see their efforts rewarded even more so should the price jump be significant.

Payment Schedule

The Hard Data will be paying the following rates for content produced on a work-for-hire basis until January 31, 2018, no matter how high or low the price of Musicoin is compared to the US Dollar.

Online Content

1. Article Writing = 250 MC
A 500 word (or more) article about some subject pertinent to hard electronic dance music, such as interviews, party reviews or previews, editorials, music reviews.

1b. NEW!!! DJ Top 10 = 100 MC
A list of your 10 favorite tracks of the month, starting with #10 going down to #1. Each track must have a link to its purchase link on either musicoin.org, hardtunes.com, iTunes, Amazon (in that order of preference). If no purchase link is available, insert the download, Youtube, or streaming link. If a track has a good video, it would be good to insert that as well.

2. Photography, artwork, images = 5 MC per image.
In the case of photographers, it is expected that they will be uploading multiple images to The Hard Data’s Facebook photo page. So, if 10 photos are uploaded, that would equal 50 MC. However, we expect about 50 images per event. For 50 images (or more) they would receive 250 MC (please note we are capping the payment for albums at 250 MC to prevent people from uploading mass irrelevant photos). Each time a writer or editor uses one of their photos in an article, however, the photographer or artist would receive an additional 5 MC (only until January 31, 2018, though).

Writers or content creators that insert their own, legally compliant fair-use or copyright cleared photos will also receive 5 MC per photo. Please note, never use a photo on http://theharddata.com unless it is one of our photographers, or is copyright cleared.

3. Article editing/proofreading = 50 MC
The editor confirms that the article is formatted correctly, hyperlinks work, and spelling and grammar errors are non-existent. For a 500 word or more article, or Top 10, the reward is 50 MC.

4. Article sharing = 250 MC
Meaning: Sharing an individual article published on http://theharddata.com. Shares must be relevant in their venue. We currently define a payable “share” as one or a combination of the following:

a. 30 shares on Facebook (such as groups, event pages, or pages you manage)
b. an Instagram photo (or several) with a total of 30 different hashtags
c. several Twitter tweets with a total of 30 different hashtags
d. 10 Forum posts with a link to the article. You should be an active member of the forums you post to.
e. 30 relevant Steemit.com comments with links to the article.
f. 30 links in Reddit Subgroups.
g. If there are other venues you would like to promote on, please tell us about it and we will try to accommodate and come to an agreement with you on proper compensation. For example, we don’t have much penetration on Pinterest or Snapchat right now, so we are open to proposals in those and other social media venues.

So, an example of a “combination share” would be: a person shared an article to 15 different Facebook groups, made an Instagram post with 10 hashtags, and made 10 Twitter tweets each with 2 hashtags. This would qualify for 250 MC, just as a straight 30 Facebook shares would.

5. Share checking = 50 MC
The share checker makes sure that the person about to receive a sharing reward made good links and wasn’t spammy.

Content Schedule

For the months of September 2017-January 2018, The Hard Data aims to publish and share an average of 20 different content items (articles, top 10s, photo albums) per month. If you would like to be a contributor for The Hard Data, please get in touch with us and tell us what you want to contribute, and when you plan to do it. Though we have a solid stable of writers and photographers, the increased content schedule is opening more content slots that will need filled.

Requirements

1. You must post the article or photo album yourself, after your register for an account on http://theharddata.com or we give you access to one of our social media pages. We use WordPress as a platform, if you are unfamiliar with it, we will teach you how to use it.
2. You must have a musicoin.org account, so that we may send you MC. If you don’t have one already, signup here:

https://musicoin.org/accept/bd71b3b7
3. That you follow our general guidelines and agree to them on sign-up.

http://www.theharddata.com/contributor-signup/

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