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| From | "bryan" <munki100@pacbell.net> |
| Subject | MP3.com Artist Announcement |
| Date | Fri, 14 Nov 2003 07:30:38 -0800 |
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MP3.com Artist Announcement
CNET Networks, Inc announced today that it has acquired certain assets of MP3.com, Inc.
Please be advised that on Tuesday, December 2, 2003 at 12:00 PM PST the MP3.com website will no longer be
accessible in its current form.
Following a transition period, CNET Networks, Inc. plans to introduce new and enhanced artist services. If you
would like to receive email updates on these new services and notification when they are available, as well as
an invitation to their special artists-only preview, please sign up here:
http://mp3.cnet.com/artist.html
Your personal information, music, images, related content or other information will not be transferred to CNET
Networks, Inc. or any other third party.
MP3.com's content administration tools will remain available until the site is redirected on December 2, 2003.
Please note, however, t! hat promptly following the removal of the MP3.com website, all content will be deleted
from our servers and all previously submitted tapes, CD-ROMs and other media in our possession will be
destroyed. We recommend that you make alternative content hosting arrangements as soon as practicable.
Please remember to update or remove all links and references to the URL www.mp3.com. Additionally if you would
like a historical record of your page, we recommend that you capture screen shots of the page as well as your
artist statistics pages since they will no longer be available once the site goes offline.
MP3.com stopped collecting monthly fees for Gold and Platinum Artist Service subscriptions as of November 3,
2003. For any monthly Gold or Platinum Artist Service subscription fees MP3.com received during the period
beginning October 13, 2003 and ending November 2, 2003, MP3.com will be issuing a refund that will be prorated
to reflect a termination of the subscription! as of November 2, 2003. For any previously paid annual Gold and
Platinum subscription fees MP3.com has received during 2003, MP3.com will be issuing a refund that will be
prorated to reflect a termination of the subscription as of November 2, 2003. Any artists who subscribed to the
Platinum or Gold Artist Service after November 2, 2003 will receive a full refund of any fees paid.
If you subscribe to any other MP3.com services, you will receive separate email messages with specific
information about refunds and service availability.
Participants in the truSONIC Business Music Service program will be receiving an email update about the process
for their continued participation in that program.
All content uploads will cease immediately. Approvals of previously uploaded content will continue through
Friday, November 14, 2003.
CDs will be available for purchase through Monday, November 17, 2003 at 12:00 PM PST.
MP3.com will perform a final arti! st accounting and check distribution on or around December 1, 2003. Any
artist account with a balance of at least $25.00 will qualify to receive a payment in the final artist
accounting (reduced from the usual requirement of $50.00). Payment of CD royalties will be included in the final
artist accounting. If you anticipate a payment, please verify and update your artist account and contact
information no later than November 20, 2003. Click here for help updating your contact information.
http://help.mp3.com/help/article/general_update.html
Please be sure to check the Sophie message board http://msg.mp3.com/artistforums/listnews/?category_id=3009 and
System Service Report (SSR) http://eginform.mp3.com/ssr/index.pl?t=2
for further updates
On behalf of all of us at MP3.com we thank you for your patronage and continu! ed support. It has been a
privilege to host one of the largest and most diverse collections of music in the world. MP3.com wishes to
express its sincere thanks to each of you for making our website an important part of your musical journey. We
wish you continued success.
Sincerely,
MP3.com
P.S. Remember that in order to receive email updates on CNET's new artist services, you should sign up here
today. http://mp3.cnet.com/artist.html
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