| Tunecore |
| Tunecore hikes yearly renewal from $19.98 to $49.99 for digital distribution even though it advertised a static yearly fee. Brooklyn, Internet |
| 1st of May, 2011 by User430168 |
Many of us artists have received a renewal notice for our online albums, but Tunecore has suddenly and
without warning raised the yearly renewal rate from $19.98 to $49.99, even though it has promised a static $19.98 yearly fee when we signed up. This was part of the email sent from Tunecore: "You must renew by the date above to keep your
music live on the online stores you selected. If you do not renew, your release will be taken
down from the online stores after the renewal date. You will lose all your reviews, comments,
future sales and your TuneCore Media Player. " -And we get 30 days to renew at the new rate of $49.99. They lied to us. The only reason we all took Tunecore is because it was only $19.98 for yearly
renewal! If your album is on Tunecore speak out. This is as unacceptable business practice.
They know how difficult and time consuming it is to switch digital providers and they are
using that to gouge us. They publicly advertised time and time again that the yearly fee is $19.98, never bothering to mention that they could change it at will. Their advertising practice was disingenuous, they simply misled us - false advertising at its best. And how much does it cost them to keep my album online? Next to nothing. This is simply and basically a consumer gouging effort stemming from greed. (They have half a million accounts!) The worst part of it is they DELETE everything when you do not renew! They do not allow a second company to take over your accounts (like CDBaby who only charges a one-time fee of $39.00) so that you can preserve all of your digital reviews. They need to honor their original agreement and charge the $19.98 yearly fee for digital distribution. |
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We, the Macbrothers, Inc., released two songs at Tunecore, Priscilla & Egypt, over a year ago. We haven't made a red cent on either song since the release date at the beginning of February 2011. In all the distribution outlets Tunecore is affiliated with you would believe confidently that one individual from the whole of the worldwide web would have bought a copy of one of the two inexpensive released songs: at least. Not so. Zilch. This smells of manipulation or favoritism on the part of Tunecore and whoever else is involved. We plan to elicit the succor of the U.S. Justice Department about the moral integrity of this online service for songwriters and musicians. I don't believe Tunecore is as forthright as it boasts itself to be. In contrast, it doesn't appear in the forefront to be shady, but when one plus one doesn't equal two, as the Principia Mathematica teaches us, then one needs to check at the backdoor to find out what's going on.
Wesley McCants
Member of BMI
Disabled Veteran |
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I wrote a prior commentary about Tune core. It concerned the possibility of their being involved in underhanded schemes of favoritism; akin to the old days when radio ruled the music industry: the 1950s and 1960s. I forgot to mention that Tune core will take money out of your personal bank account, without proper authorization, since there are only two methods of payment available: either your credit/debit account or paypal.
When they engage in such criminal acts without consulting your first they should be investigated by the FBI. This is what happened to me. When I found out they renewed songs by taking the money out of my debit account without my authorization I called my bank to stop payment. Then I called Tune core and told them to put the money back or I'll contact the FBI.
Be aware of such scrupulous methods on the internet. You should be able to edit or delete your online credit/debit account to protect yourself from such criminal behavior and Hackers who have the ability to hack into online Servers and steal bank account numbers. One thing more, Hackers oftentimes work for such companies. This is how they end up with the technical means to break into online Servers.
Wesley McCants
Cincinnati Ohio
The MacBrothers, Inc. |
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