Same with users. I feel his pain deeply. I’ve managed to stick around because of a lot of help from my parents and many developers around the world who have been extra kind and patient with me and my team. But Nostr needs basic stability across a few good solutions first and it needs to stop leaving half finished projects on the table and moving on to something new. I was told blossom servers would not work 6 months ago but numerous developers kept pushing me towards blossom - - all only to hear, again, blossom won’t likely work long term for media protection. I keep saying it but if developers would actually listen to users, maybe we could get some traction here.
well you do me a favour, don't be confused install 0xchat and pick our file-drop server at
It's free : https://filedrop.besoeasy.com
then you run your own on your laptop or pc or mac or raspberry pi - it will backup your media automatically on your computer
so even if https://filedrop.besoeasy.com deletes your media, as soon as your laptop turn on, it will repopulate your media to https://filedrop.besoeasy.com
What is the group link for OX chat?
nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7ct4w35zumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6tcpr4mhxue69uhkymmnw3ezucnfw33k76tww3ux76m09e3k7mf0qqsrdw72sy8z46hcjwgtlc645f5d5vwsxzjf7lz8ynuar2nyara0elq25nthd so where does the media get stored and protected? by a hosted, paid service provider?
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I am interested in this, seems like a great move in the right direction for IP protected media. But it still seems like you need to be running your own node to use this? - Start 9 or Umbrel - Is that right? I understand the benefit of having a node but most musicians don't have the money to buy one of these machines. Thanks for pushing the needle forward for helping content creators protect their media. 👏🏻
Thank you so much! So so glad you love it 🩷
Thanks for the feedback nostr:npub1f6ugxyxkknket3kkdgu4k0fu74vmshawermkj8d06sz6jts9t4kslazcka I wonder if this is yet another weird #nostruser experience? This song is also available on all traditional distribution if you want to compare anywhere. And, oh @NickWheeler from #AllAmericanRejects produced it and he is amazing 🙌🙌🙌
Again. I paid Nostr build $71 a year?! I pay FAR-LESS than that to distribute video through distro-kid. This is not a user issue. This is a Nostr issue.
I was just going to comment this. It's a huge 4k file. Here's a web friendly version, signing in at about 33MB 👍
https://v.nostr.build/FXio2VBn3XOyG0o6.mp4
Look into using Handbrake to compress your files for Nostr uploads.
If you have any questions I'd be available to help.
This should be an nostr:npub1nxy4qpqnld6kmpphjykvx2lqwvxmuxluddwjamm4nc29ds3elyzsm5avr7 issue. If there will be a problem seeing it in Nostr - nostr:npub1nxy4qpqnld6kmpphjykvx2lqwvxmuxluddwjamm4nc29ds3elyzsm5avr7 should help the user resolve it before it gets posted.
nostr:npub1nxy4qpqnld6kmpphjykvx2lqwvxmuxluddwjamm4nc29ds3elyzsm5avr7 can you help?!?!?
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> “should be protected or monetizable”
It IS protected by copyright law - that’s not the issue.
The problem is that copyright law applies within legal jurisdictions. US law doesn’t apply to someone like me in Vietnam, or to servers in jurisdictions that don’t recognise American IP law, yet we’re all connected to the same internet. The bits can be copied regardless of what any law says “should” happen. You can say “should” as much as you like, but unless you’re willing to work with reality as it is, you’re not going to make progress.
Anna’s Archive doesn’t require membership, their content is freely accessible.
And Anna’s Archive doesn’t need your permission to copy bits any more than I do. The entire internet functions through copying. When Spotify plays your song, it copies bits to the listener’s device. This note that I wrote exists as a copy on your device - can I gatekeep you from reading it? No.
This is why calling it “theft” is nonsense. For something to be theft, you have to be deprived of your property. If I take your car then you can’t drive it - ergo you have been deprived.
In the digital realm you still have your copies, they still work exactly the same, your property is unviolated. What’s on my device is my property; what’s on yours is yours. The same bits can exist in both places simultaneously. This is fundamentally different from physical goods.
You can make whatever moral arguments you’d like, but this debate has been running for 30+ years and reality keeps smashing creators who go against it. You’re not going to change how computers and the internet work.
I believe nothing will improve for artists in the digital age until they stop fighting gravity and learn to harness it. Arctic Monkeys built their career through viral sharing on MySpace. Saifedean actively encourages people to pirate “The Bitcoin Standard” and he’s still sold over a million copies. It can be done.
Because you make nothing from people who aren’t fans. The only way to get fans is exposure. Someone who pirates your album and loves it might buy merch, come to shows, tell friends, or simply pay you directly once Bitcoin makes that frictionless. Someone who never hears your music because it’s locked behind a paywall will give you nothing, forever.
It’s far better to capture 1% of a million listeners than 100% of a thousand. You’re never going to gatekeep your way to a million fans but widespread free distribution might get you there.
If you’d like to understand this topic instead of just emotionally reacting to your situations, I’d recommend Stephan Kinsella’s book on the subject:
https://annas-archive.org/md5/b8e5915a387336529c79a31baf4b5a02
nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7cnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmqpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqqgru5ek5ze43da22z6rgryd6r33cd2tkvf85vd8n39keke6q5wyv5vus75gh I'm not at all emotional. Not sure how many more times I'll need to tell you that. I'm just giving my perspective and you are coming after me and everyone who has commented on this thread. Discovery has been broken for over a decade. Spotify and TikTok killed real fan discovery for everyone. The Arctic Monkeys - and Taylor Swift - were both lucky to have My Space to help them build their fan bases (that was almost 25 years ago. Nostr could be the "my space" for my generation of artists. But the truth is there isn't enough traction yet. I have been one of the VERY LUCKY few who have been able to reach new people and make a lot of new friends around the world using Nostr. I have seen success in getting my music heard by new people and many here on Nostr have supported me - generously. But the 2,000 or so other artists on Nostr (many of my friends) have not seen the same results, and it's not because they don't have great art. There are just not enough people here, willing to support this new music economy with their own personal Bitcoin. I don't know how it is in Thailand, but I can tell you in the U.S. it's hard to get people to part with their sats. So, until every artist, or at least the good ones, can come to Nostr and have the same experience I have, then we have to admit we just are not there yet. Without some initial return of value (or return on investment), artists will eventually "go out of business." AI has already shown us that if you want free art, it's usually slop. So, As I said in my last message, I get it. I understand your arguments. I just don't think that the vast majority of the world wants bad art for the rest of eternity. Film, TV and books all have the same issues I'm raising here for music. It's not about wanting paywalls, it's about finding and connecting with the people willing to support the art we create. We need tools that enable that, discovery with value enabled. Value 4 Value Music has shown it can be done. We need to figure out how to scale it in a way that will help artists find a better more creatively fulling future. Peace Out! Keep on Rocking in Thailand 🤘🏻
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nostr:nprofile1qqs2wc44hdc9qcyfazhjky0j0law3463j93ca34a2tcvg4pgpsun4pspz9mhxue69uhkummnw3exjmpwvdsk6qglwaehxw309aex2mrp0yhxy6t5vdhkjmnyd9ehgunfvd6zummjvugslzrk thank you for your zap!!!! Can’t wait for more events together in 2026!
✨NOSTR Exclusive ✨ I know spending time with your extended family can make some of us want to poison everyone within an arms reach due to their snide comments about our life choices, so feel free to vicariously live out your wildest familicidal fantasies through the official EXLESS music video. Merry Christmas to everyone who has supported EXLESS this year 💜🎄✨ https://v.nostr.build/PfJyx8P6m3ZI02bD.mp4
nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7cnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmqpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqqgru5ek5ze43da22z6rgryd6r33cd2tkvf85vd8n39keke6q5wyv5vus75gh I understand the arguments from all sides but with music, movies and books creators are spending huge amounts of money to create art that should be protected or monetizable - at minimum so creators can continue to make more art. This is the first I knew about Anna's Archive. It appears you have to be a member of Anna's Archive to access the copied content they "preserve" under the guise of a non-profit freedom hub. But I did not distribute my music to Anna's Archive or give them permission to copy it freely. So it's not emotional, it is theft. I want the music I create to be available to anyone who wants to hear it but I have to find a way to be compensated for the $12,000 US dollars I spent to make the record(s). If art is not monetizable then we will all be relegated to AI Slop for the rest of eternity. I don't know about you but I'd still love to discover and follow and support my favorite artists in the world. The issue is that we have never had a way to do that (support with money) across borders and electronically. That is what Bitcoin Fixes. It's a beautiful solution to a100 year old problem. My hope is that we see people build solutions that support the creation of art, not kill it.
Definitely infringement. I did not give Anna's Archive permission to copy my music from Spotify and make it available to the entire world without value enabled.
This is theft. No matter how you look at it. This makes everything every artist has ever made free. If a library of books was stolen like this there would be lawsuits. I expect Spotify will sue over this, not that I support them or this activity. But I don't know what good will come out of lawsuits by a company only interested in self-preservation. What we need is an instant, global, frictionless way for fans to support art directly. Oh wait.... we have that! #nostr #bitcoin #lightning #lightningislove nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgqgdwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkcqpqyfg0d955c2jrj2080ew7pa4xrtj7x7s7umt28wh0zurwmxgpyj9sldm58v nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgqtxwaehxw309anxjmr5v4ezumn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tmwwp6kyvtkx46kv7tgx3kxketnd3nhs7rrvdkxwwrxxp585ct6dpshwdmjwdexsanxw96hs7ndxfnxkd35vvmny6rswv6r2m3swc6n7cnjdaskgcmpwd6r6arjw4jsqgr98zf9a0akv86p3kx86p6tachg4lthsuqamzg8psk6jdk4w8j4cv6qcgkr @truefans #grownostr ⚡️ We are almost there 🤞🏻 I desperately hope fans will support artists directly in the future. 🧡💜
Welcome to the "valueverse" nostr:nprofile1qyxhwumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmvqyg8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnvv9hxgqpql5hwyh7saazz4gdhgp9fx4939e25asx74kq6dj9ahrx69lcfxulsd8fh2l ⚡️
