What is Net Records?
Net Records is an online anti-record label. We decided that the existing music industry model was outmoded, and that there had to be an alternative. Existing sites and communities like MySpace didn't do what we wanted them to, so we decided to build our own. Starting with the ability to promote yourself or your band, and to sell music, we are going to gradually build a complete portfolio of services that matches those provided by a record label. The difference is that we won't ask you to sign away your rights, or your profits to us. We will always be transparent about how much we are charging, and you will always be in control of your music.

How is my music protected if I upload it?
Today we use the Creative Commons music sharing licence. This licences your music for uploading and downloading for personal - but not commercial use. Though fans can legally share your music freely, they cannot sell it on, and we ask that they buy it if they like it. We trust that true fans won't baulk at paying 40p for a track that they love. At the same time if they are going to be sharing it with their friends and promoting you, we aren't going to get all legal on their ass.

How do you split the money from track sales?
At the moment we have a 50/50 split on track sales. Setting this site up hasn't been cheap, and nor is hosting large MP3 files. This isn't some big US start-up backed by millions of pounds of investment. This is a business that three British music lovers have built out of their own back pockets. So we think it's fair that for every 40p that comes in, you get half and we get half. 20p is a lot more than you'd get if you sold your tracks through iTunes and a major label.

How do I get paid?
For now we are using PayPal because it is simple and secure. We figured most of you would have PayPal accounts from using eBay so that it is the minimum of hassle for you to get started. On a regular basis we will transfer the funds from your track sales back to your PayPal account. This is a manual process for now, so you might have to bear with us on occasion. In the long run we expect to put a more sophisticated system in place.

Got a question? Mail us or post on the forums. If it gets asked a lot we'll add it to this list.