. . . and the Crowdsale Period begins.

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So hurry people, if you want to be a part of the OPUS-Vision when the portal is opened to a new world of fair, decentralized and uncensorable music.

Why OPUS?

Why is it that streaming trumps owning in the 21st century? It is because, the digital revolution has rendered digital ownership of songs virtually impossible. Songs and tracks can be deleted, moved and copied easily on listener’s computer with ease. There is no ”ownership” of a tracks the digital space. What streaming platforms such as Spotify, Tidal, and Deezer offer today is not ownership of a song but rather an central curated interface between music tracks and the audience. This curation of digital songs is why streaming platforms have overtaken direct music sales. Artists have no choice but to choose the exploitative Spotify pay-to-use model over the outdated traditional pay-to-own model. In fact, many artists, such as pop star Taylor Swift, have taken their stance against the pay-to-use model by pulling tracks out of streaming services as a way to send a message. Unfortunately, this results in friction between fans and artists. Fans today have to manage numerous different music platforms such as Sound Cloud, YouTube, and Pandora, while artists struggle for fair compensation.

The Mission

”The Opus foundation’s mission is to create a decentralized music-sharing platform that is uncensorable, fair and easy to use – a system that gives a greater choice to listeners and fair market value compensation to artists.” Opus is a major disruptive force driving the way music is shared in the twenty first century. By cutting out major middle-men in the music recording industry – record labels, monopolized distribution platforms, label companies, and studios – that have a major stake in the music industry, Opus will empower small artists and pose a new paradigm shift in the way people listen to and pay for music. No doubt, there will be resistance towards the Opus platform from existing institutions holding artists hostage. However Opus is well positioned to take advantage of the decentralized nature of smart contracts and IPFS, to revolutionize the music industry in a significant manner.