“Who owns the alphabet?” 
I.Definition
onliness v1.0.1 is released as Open Source Music (OSM). demon doc defines OSM as any musical composition(s) where the copyright owner:
- gives the music to the People for free as MP3 downloads at a resolution of the copyright owners choice
- allows the People to share the music with anyone they choose to
- permits the People to sample the music via a creative commons sampling license of copyright owners choice
- makes the source elements that constitute the music available to the People as free downloads, including recordings’samples/loops/one shots and MIDI data and any,. Audio files should be provided in .wav or .aiff format and the copyright owner may choose to provide additional program-specific formats.
- requires that samplists distribute their own works as OSM, if they have incorporated any elements of the music in their own works.
The goal of defining OSM is to work towards standardizing format and copyright that serve as a guide for releasing music as open source. This is demon doc's rendition - augmentation, criticism, debate and revision are welcomed and encouraged.
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