Posted on - July 27, 2006 [at] 7:37 am by Brad
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I like the idea of Snocap and I hope it (or something like it) catches on. Mashable’s got a good write-up on it here:
Artists on MySpace Music (or hi5, Bebo, Multiply and any other site that supports Flash embeds) can post a widget that plays the tracks and allows you to buy them right away. Indie band “The Format†is currently using the widgets on its MySpace page, where you can buy songs from their album “Dog Problemsâ€Â. Tracks cost $0.79 each, which Snocap automatically charges to your Paypal account.
I checked out the widget and it’s not bad, though I found the checkbox interface confusing at first and my stomach turned at the idea of having to make an account on another service just to make a transaction under ten dollars.
What would be nice (for me) is a simple Flash widget for Paypal data transactions with no middle-man. So you can be all wandering MySpace looking for hotties in your area and then BLAM you’ve impulsed purchased my album for reasons unknown to you. If Apple was on the ball, they’d get an iTunes widget out there stat.
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Dylan on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
July 27, 2006 at 9:49 pm
I was scanning a Time magazine (or Newsweek, or something) and there was an article where My Space did a very, very low-key update in June sometime where they changed the music rights. It went sort of like, “your music is ours in ways of duplication, selling, and most of its rights if you post your music up.” Just thinking of My Space and music. I don’t think that that could happen to you, because it was originally posted here, right? So they don’t have complete rights of your music.
ken on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
July 28, 2006 at 7:47 pm
Actually, they don’t have the rights to sell your music. Here are the key snippets:
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MySpace.com does not claim any ownership rights in the … materials (collectively, “Content”) that you post to the MySpace Services. … By displaying or publishing (“posting”) any Content on or through the MySpace Services, you hereby grant to MySpace.com a limited license to use, modify, publicly perform, publicly display, reproduce, and distribute such Content solely on and through the MySpace Services. … The license does not grant MySpace.com the right to sell your Content, nor does the license grant MySpace.com the right to distribute your Content outside of the MySpace Services.
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It also terminates as soon as you remove the music from the webpage.
Brad on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
July 28, 2006 at 8:27 pm
And that’s all thanks to Billy Bragg of all people:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/08/blly_bragg_myspace/
BMcC on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
July 29, 2006 at 6:52 pm
So… we’re… safe?
JY on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
July 30, 2006 at 5:20 pm
Would be nice if MySpace itself offered an option for any musician to sell downloads directly via MySpace with the lions share of the money going to the artist. If it turned out that track sales are weak overall on MySpace, then the lack of a convenient mechanism to sell tracks could not be blamed.
JY
Dan on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
September 6, 2006 at 1:32 pm
One site I have found that offers a far greater share of download revenue to the independent artist is http://www.mysongstore.com – The artist receives $0.74 for each song sold for $1.00.
courtney on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
December 23, 2006 at 7:47 pm
im a producer and snopcap says that u can set your own prices for what u think the tracks are worth,what if i think as a producer my music is worth 1000’s?i’ve worked with some top notch artist and would like to utilize this service to my benefit.also,do i absolutely own my music if i sign up with them?also,snopcap says that it charges either 10 cent or 15% of the whole sale price of each track. is thats the whole sale price of what i think my music is worth per track?and is this fair?i tried to contact them to get specifics but they keep referring me back to the question and answer page that they provide.i need more specifics.a concerned musician.thanks for your help and time.
courtney on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
December 23, 2006 at 7:47 pm
im a producer and snopcap says that u can set your own prices for what u think the tracks are worth,what if i think as a producer my music is worth 1000’s?i’ve worked with some top notch artist and would like to utilize this service to my benefit.also,do i absolutely own my music if i sign up with them?also,snopcap says that it charges either 10 cent or 15% of the whole sale price of each track. is thats the whole sale price of what i think my music is worth per track?and is this fair?i tried to contact them to get specifics but they keep referring me back to the question and answer page that they provide.i need more specifics.a concerned musician.thanks for your help and time.
Puppet Time Charlie on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
December 31, 2006 at 12:27 am
I put some of my smelly gas on myspace and I can’t sell a single thing. I called them. I e-mailed them. I went to their headquarters in Bethesdah. I am crazy with desire. I can’t even read. I thought ‘here is a way to reach my enemies’ and what did I get? Just another sorry charlie hoo ha. I can’t stand it anymore.
Puppet Time Charlie on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
December 31, 2006 at 12:28 am
I would like to apologize for the above post. I am sorry.
Puppet Time Charlie on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
December 31, 2006 at 12:28 am
One more quick thing… Is it wrong to look at my dogs weener when it is enflamed and pretty?
NewOnline on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
March 31, 2007 at 2:59 pm
I uploaded one of my tracks to snocap but after reviewing the terms of agreement, I deleted my myspace acount within the next hour and e-mailed snocap to end the agreement.I explained to them how I now have a great mistrust of them.I never gave my track a chance to post with them.But they state they have rights over member’s names and art and making blocks even after ending the agreement.I have fears about my very tasty .com name.My track is unregesterd and none protected but was already posted in another online store.Can they block sells there?Do I have any reason to fear snocap can now use my .com name and art? Anyone Please?
I have reason to believe that snocap has a relation with the pit of hell.I could be wrong.I need info to rest my mind.Forgive me for being so stupid.I didnt think I would havt to deal with such snake feces and distaste in the online music world.
chris on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
July 10, 2007 at 4:59 pm
snocap sucks a lot.. i rececomend you to do this if you have it on your myspace
If you need to remove your MyStore from your MySpace page, follow these steps:
1. Login to your MySpace account, and click the “Account Settings” link.
2. On the “Profile Settings” line, click on the “Change Settings” link.
3. On the “Profile Settings” page, there is a check box that says “Display my Music Store on my profile”.
Uncheck this box.
4. Click on “Change Settings”.
matt on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
July 17, 2007 at 6:19 pm
Here is a page that rated the currently available sales widgets. Snocap came in last:
http://www.hometracked.com/2007/06/27/music-sales-widget-feature-comparison/
John Blonde on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
July 18, 2007 at 10:44 pm
Thanks to Chris for posting how to remove the snocap store form the mypsace page! I’ve contacted snocap and have asked them to cancel my account. They’re atrocious.
Prentis on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
September 12, 2007 at 1:30 pm
Myspace moved it
1. Login to your MySpace account, and click the “Account Settings†link.
2. click on the “Miscellaneous†link.
I think…. I went back to look and it is gone since I removed mine.
Linas on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
November 17, 2007 at 3:47 pm
yeah, I can’t find that removing checkbox either… God damn.
zero77 on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
December 21, 2007 at 1:56 pm
me neither, i mailed to snocap supprot 4 days no response no removal despite of the sno:blabla removal code…..
im getting desperate it looks like shit on my new flash page….. i need to remove this fucker somehow
any ideas ?????
JJA on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
December 6, 2008 at 2:18 pm
yeah fucking snocap. they tell you to uncheck this box, but then somehow have managed to remove the entire option and checkbox from my account settings so that i can never remove it from my page ever again…
Rocco Bonaducci on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
December 10, 2008 at 2:38 am
They’re supposed to have a checkbox in your myspace settings to say you want their stupid snocap store underneath your music player. Well, it ain’t there. And if you email myspace for help, they tell you to get in touch with snocap. If you get in touch with snocap, they tell you they are working on the issue, but can’t tell you when it will be fixed. Are you freaking kidding me? It’s HTML, not micro brain surgery. Stupid Snocap deserves to fail for being such ignoramuses.
New School on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
December 15, 2008 at 7:38 pm
If you cannot remove the MyStore from your MySpace account, you have to e-mail SnoCap directly. Click the link below to go to SnoCap’s support page for details:
http://snocap.wordpress.com/artist-instructions/how-did-that-mystore-get-on-my-myspace-page/
Melle Johnson on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
December 20, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Try this to hide the Snocap store.
http://settings.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.changeprofile
If that doens’t work go to CDBaby’s intructions and there is a back door link to at least hide the store. It is under the entry
“Removing Snocap from Myspace”
http://cdbaby.org/stories/07/04/06/2385281.htm
Chad on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
January 9, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Post # 22 absolutely worked!!
Thanks Melle so much for that link! That is the ONLY way you will be able to remove the store because Snocap will not respond to you.
They also won’t pay you for what you’ve sold…..But that’s another story..
Julio on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
January 20, 2009 at 4:40 am
OK, the suggestion on post #22 is the ticket. Clicked that link (http://settings.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.changeprofile )posted and since I was already logged in it let me hide the evil Snocap box. Goodbye forever! I could not find it anywhere in the editing features of Myspace. Thanks Melle!
canoe on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
January 30, 2009 at 10:23 pm
Thanks Melle for telling us how to get that damn snocap store off our page, it was driving me nuts!
patrick on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
February 3, 2009 at 4:10 pm
I’ve used Snocap before and am currently using Audiolife, and from my experience Audiolife is far more superior.
Having no up-front costs is what really won me over. On-demand manufacturing is the way to go if you’re an indie artist. You don’t have to worry about inventory or distribution because Audiolife does it all for you.
Francesco on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
February 4, 2009 at 6:46 pm
#22
You are the best.
:)
Get Outta Town Records on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
February 5, 2009 at 2:24 am
Melle, I was working on this for hours. Thanks SO much for the help. It is beyond appreciated.
-Charles
Peter on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
March 3, 2009 at 2:47 pm
Thanks for the post in comment 22! It worked!
I dont get it….did myspace intentionally hide this link so we couldnt disable it? ridiculous…
Ridakewl Grafik on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
March 5, 2009 at 1:02 am
Thank you so much Melle. I was working on trying to get it off my page for the last thre days because Snocap blows balls and not in a good way at all. I sent probably 30 to 40 help requests to snocap to remove the store from my profile and close my account with no results. I thought I was gonna have to start a new profile and close my current one to get rid of it. I love you Melle.
Life on Snocap – Selling Music on MySpace
March 24, 2009 at 9:35 am
This worked, use this link to remove Snocap
http://settings.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.changeprofile
Emailed them complaining and never heard back…