![]() If it works well, it could be an effective way of handing some control of Internet commerce back to the people who are creating the work … enabling those people who make either music, video or any other kind of digital content to sell it themselves. Now, artists regularly offer digital copies of their album to fans who can pay what they want. Radiohead was the first major band to implement the “pay what you wish,” download philosophy back in 2007 with their album In Rainbows. Yorke is no stranger to experimental album sales. Most of the profits go directly to Yorke, as BitTorrent plans to take only 10% of the sales of paygated bundles. Fans can listen and watch the first track, “A Brain In A Bottle,” for free, but if they want the entire album, they’ll have to buy it for $6. ![]() Yorke’s new album, however, will be the first time a torrent requires payment as well. ![]() Videos, music, artwork, websites, merchandise, and assorted ephemeral materials. Popular artists like Madonna and Diplo have used BitTorrent Bundles. An official online resource containing everything we, Radiohead, have ever done, more or less. On Friday, the company announced its first “paygated” BitTorrent Bundle, Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke’s first solo record in eight years, Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes.īitTorrent Bundles allow musicians, artists, writers and other creators to distribute their works directly to fans, who have to provide an email address to start the download. Codec: H264 / Video rate: 50 & 59.94 fps (see below) Audio: 448 kbps / 4800 kHz. BitTorrent thinks it can get people to pay for torrents. ![]()
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