Rock Band Network: Developer Quotes and Clarification

[HMXEnosity]

This is correct but just an initial restriction. We are hoping to bring song submission to Europe and Canada, post haste!

[Clanker]

but it really is an advantage to be out in the first row of songs, so if europeans have to wait longer, that would mean less profit and less attention. That would also mean a lot of good bands not being able to come out on RBN

[Koipop]

This is correct but just an initial restriction. We are hoping to bring song submission to Europe and Canada, post haste!

I would hope so. I'm already contacting a few bands that I know of, and I would like to submit them myself, but if not then I'm forced to use a friend of mine who is a current resident of the US.

[Godeater]

I've read through every comment here but still would like some clarification *please* on the US only submissions.

Is the only issue here that when it comes time for the charted song to be submitted to the network via whatever mechanism (web / FTP whatever) is that the this must be sent from a person/PC residing in the USA? Or is there any other holdups due to paperwork, arrangement royalties, rights anything like that? I am in Canada but do have computer savvy friends in the States that I would trust to just upload the song for me if that is the only issue.

Also if an independent charter will be doing songs for bands for % of royalties how does payment get disbursed, is this something XNA takes care of?

Any answer for this please? Is the only issue submitting from the USA having someone there to actually submit the song files or is it something more like the legal paperwork or something?

Thank-you

[el_panel0n]

RBN songs will be available for sale in North America (inc Canada) and Europe. Submitters of RBN songs will need to be from the U.S.

Question on availability... when you say North America, does that include Mexico?

By official standards, Mexico is part of North America so I guess they should be available, however I don't want to tell you how many times I've seen North America NOT include Mexico in stuff like this.

Thanks guys.

[General Lein979]

Wild question if we could get one freecreditreport.com song would that be ok? What I'm trying to say is a business aloud to put a song advertising their business on.

[HMXEnosity]

No advertisement songs on RBN.

...We're saving those for Jingle Band.

[Mex]

No advertisement songs on RBN.

...We're saving those for Jingle Band.

It's REEEEEAAAAAAAALLLL!

[MarsPhoenix]

Darn it, and I REALLY wanted to chart Nannerpuss.

[trg007]

Dumb question. I've been searching before posting, so I apologize if this has been answered.

I understand audition mode is currently locked to non-XNA members and you do not need to submit any song you chart, and can test on your xbox locally, However, once the open beta starts do you need XNA membership to do this? With the PC tools just released, can you make playable songs, send them to your xbox and test locally without an XNA account?

I'm not 100% sure, but I believe you'll always need a premium XNA account to get into Audition Mode.

EDIT - weird, I could've sworn the post I quoted was just in THIS thread.