[kNews] Calling all music/film/content makers/owners/aggregators...

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Dear All,

Just back from Glastonbury Festival and reminded why Kendra is so vital - 
it's all about bringing content owners and content consumers closer 
together. And so to the launch of the Kendra Catalogue Trial...
 

If you are not a music/film/content maker/owner/aggregator yourself but 
know people/organisations/forums that are then please pass this information 
on to them. I'm sure they will appreciate it.
 


1. You want Kendra? Kendra wants you

Kendra Initiative needs you. We are defining and building an open global 
marketplace for you to sell/distribute your content. Consumers will be able 
to easily search, find and buy your content from (what appears to be) one 
global catalogue, using the interface/browser/application of their choice. 
Sign up to the Kendra Catalogue Trial now and show your support for the 
project here:
 
http://www.kendra.org.uk/catalogue.php#status

Kendra Initiative is a global collaborative design project with 
participants drawn from content owners, content consumers, service 
providers and technology creators. In order to create such an ambitious 
system we need to have representatives from all of these groups from all 
over the world, on board from day one. By putting your name on the project 
website you'll be joining hundreds of other early adopters who have taken 
the brave step of publicly stating that they want the Kendra System to be 
brought to reality.
 

The Kendra System is totally decentralised. Although appearing to the 
content consumer as one unified global catalogue it will in fact be a 
collection of catalogues published by you and other content owners. Thus it 
will enable content owners (big and small) to be in control of the sale and 
distribution of their content. There is more information on the website 
here:
 
http://www.kendra.org.uk


2. Kendra Participants get discounted MusicAlly report

MusicAlly is a research and analysis company which publishes a fortnightly 
report and regular bulletin updates on the digital music scene. Paying 
subscribers include Universal Music, Sony Music, EMI, Chrysalis, Warner 
Music, IFPI, the MCPS-PRS Alliance, PPL, WIPO, EDiMA, Denton Wilde Sapte, 
Simkins, SJ Berwin, Collyer Bristow and many more. What people are 
saying...
 

"It's great to get something so frequent and current, but also so 
insightful. Despite wide coverage, it's not dumbed-down and I think readers 
appreciate that." - Keith Jopling, Director of Market Research, IFPI.
 

"MusicAlly is supplying a vital service to the music industry. Every 
executive should be reading it cover to cover."
 
- Nic Garnett, Consultant, Simkins Partnership & UK Government DRM 
adviser.
 

"MusicAlly enables us to keep right up-to-date on recent developments 
without the need for an in-house research resource" - John Hutchinson, 
Chief Executive, MCPS-PRS Alliance
 

Kendra Participants are getting a whacking 100 quid off the usual annual 
price giving you the report for an amazing 299 GBP per annum.
 

You'll find the link to MusicAlly here:
http://www.kendra.org.uk/news.php#publications

Go get your discount at:
http://www.kendra.org.uk/profile.php#discounts


Glastonbury Festival was great fun and I'm already looking forward to 2004! 
;-)
 

Cheers Daniel

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