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Napster

How does Napster sell my music?

Napster lets customers listen to an unlimited number of full-length songs while they are connected to the Internet and download an unlimited number of high quality music files to their PC. They can listen to these downloaded songs online or offline and keep the music they download for as long as they want to be a "Member."

Napster subscribers can access music in two ways: as "Members" and "To Go Members." Although Napster sometimes differentiates between the Napster store and the Napster Light store, these contain the same music, and your albums will be in both. For a complete description of the Napster service, we suggest you read the Napster FAQ. NOTE: TuneC is aware of the Napster Ringtones service, and we are currently working on how to make this available for our customers.

• Napster Permanent Download Store sells music only as permanent digital downloads that the customer owns and uses. Visit our section on Fixed Pay Rate Permanent Download models to learn more.
• Napster Streaming Service lets Napster Subscribers listen to music as much as they want as streams (not downloads) for a single flat subscription fee. However, when that subscription lapses, the music becomes inaccessible to the customer. Visit our section on Subscription Streaming models to learn more.

What do I get paid when songs or albums sell or stream from Napster?

Remember that no matter how an individual song or album sells from Napster, you get a fixed "pay rate," the same pay rate for all independent record labels. Only Napster can set the sale price, but no matter what they sell that song or album for, you always get the current pay rate. Even if Napster wants to have a discount, say, offering its customers your songs for a penny each, you still get the full pay rate every time one of your songs or albums sell. Visit our section on Subscription Streaming models to learn more.

Napster works in several ways:

• Napster Subscribers ("Members" and "To Go Members") have a variety of services available to them. For details, please click here
• Napster Subscribers ("Members" and "To Go Members") can also buy permanent downloads, by using the Napster Light store, if they wish.
• Napster Light Customers also have services available. For details, please click here
• Napster Trial Subscribers ("Trial Members") are trying out the Napster subscription streaming service, and can also buy permanent downloads through the Napster Light store, if they wish.

Each time a Napster Subscriber ("Member" or "To Go Member") streams more than 30 seconds of your song, you get paid. When anyone, even a Napster Subscriber ("Member" or "To Go Member") permanently downloads one of your songs or albums, you also get paid. Here is a chart that tells you what you will you get when a song streams or downloads from the countries Napster sells in:

For Permanent Downloads PER SONG through the Napster Light Store:

Albums are sold in two possible ways:

• Albums under 11 songs are priced by the song. To calculate how much you would receive from the sale of an album with less than 11 songs, multiply the number of songs by the pay rate of that country. For example, from the sale in the U.S. Napster Light Store of a 5-song album, you would receive $3.25 for the whole album.
• Albums with 11 songs or more sold in their entirety have a set pay rate listed below.

For Permanent Downloads PER ALBUM (11 songs or more) through the Napster Light Store:

For each of your songs or albums streamed by a Napster Subscriber ("Member" or "To Go Member"), you receive a proportionate share of the membership fees, based on the number of streams of your music in that pay period, minus any applicable expenses. As always, TuneC keeps NONE of this money.

IMPORTANT: Napster pays on a monthly basis for Permanent Downloads sold, but pays on a three-monthly basis for streams! For more information, please click here.

MPORTANT: Napster currently distributes in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and the European Union. Napster may add more countries at any time. For the moment, you MUST have worldwide rights to your music before you select to have it available in Napster. In the near future, TuneC will offer you the ability to control what parts of the world you make your music available in.