Back in August we
reported on
Bitmunk, a new music service a la iTunes Music Store or (the new) Napster.
Details were few back then, but now it looks like
Bitmunk is up and running, and here's the twist:
When you buy a song from Bitmunk, you can turn around and sell it to others, with a part of the transaction going to
the artist and the rest going into your pocket (as demonstrated by the scary cartoon on the right, from Bitmunk's
official documentation).
Bitmunk seems to have gotten most (all?) of its music through a deal with CD Baby. Unfortunately, the site is fairly dismal when it comes to finding good music, with an absence of user ratings, Top 10 lists, or even a search button, and the process to get started buying and selling music looks pretty convoluted, but if they can get their act together, they just might be on to something.
