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KomoD
12% fee on tips is absurd
devtailz
Thank you for the feedback. Our free plan is intended to allow new artists to receive tips without any cost to them. As soon as someone starts consistently receiving money through the platform our intent is that they move to the $8 / month Pro plan bringing the fee down to 5%.

Bandcamp, for comparison, charges a 15% fee.

We are still early days and will continue to solicit feedback on our pricing model.

KomoD
What do you mean without any cost to them? It is a cost to them, a 12% cost? Compared to like buymeacoffee which is 5%
devtailz
*upfront cost

Nothing requires an artist to receive tips through the platform, so if they preferred buymeacoffee they can use that. We will be adding additional features to our Pro plan that will enhance the experience on top of bringing the fees to a comparable 5%.

Again, still early days. Appreciate the feedback, we will work with artists on the platform to find what works well for everyone.

cookiengineer
Do you plan on making this something like "forkable music" at some point?

I think something like this has huge potential if it's aiming to be an actual music collaboration site.

What about music licenses? If you don't add something like "CC BY SA" or similar as options, you likely will end up in DMCA hell before you know it.

devtailz
Yes, collaboration is very much top of mind for upcoming updates.

As for music licenses, we are seeking out legal advice as how to best approach. I'm hopeful we can land on something as simple as Github licenses.