Official Discussion - Rock Band Network

[Kidmitt]

One question: how are licensing issues going to work? Say Joe the Hacker somehow ends up with the masters (or at least split tracks) to a Pink Floyd song. What's going to stop him from getting that uploaded? How can you verify the uploader actually has rights to the song?

[guitarheromasta]

So it's a "this could be a potential problem on Sony or Nintendo's side" kind of thing that would limit what's available?

The article I linked to earlier states:
"The Rock Band Network is the result of a 16-month development process with a number of partners. Most important was Microsoft. Tracks released through the Rock Band Network will only be available at first to Xbox 360 users, as it relies on Microsoft's XNA game development platform and its Creators Club online community of developers.

The Creators Club allows freelance developers or hobbyists to make their own games and sell them on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Games created through this process must first be submitted to the Creators Club community for game-play and content review before they are added to the marketplace."

[General Lein979]

One question: how are licensing issues going to work? Say Joe the Hacker somehow ends up with the masters (or at least split tracks) to a Pink Floyd song. What's going to stop him from getting that uploaded? How can you verify the uploader actually has rights to the song?

From the sounds of it hmx is reviewing them.

[DJPooka]

So would I...and I am in a band! Can't seem to find a link to sign up for it though...

If I've not been Ninja'd - go to http://creators.rockband.com/ and the signup box is in the top right corner

[SonicRocker15X]

One question: how are licensing issues going to work? Say Joe the Hacker somehow ends up with the masters (or at least split tracks) to a Pink Floyd song. What's going to stop him from getting that uploaded? How can you verify the uploader actually has rights to the song?

You don't get the idea of the review section before it gets officially published, do you?

Anyway, I see something...
WTF are Npeaen and S1ck4H4ands going to do now, with hundreds of songs popping up daily?

[kingtonyx]

For people interested in the beta testing or more information, you can find the form to sign up for more information when it becomes available right on the site

[CrazyIvan]

Ok where the hell is this beta I'm hearing about?

Can someone from HMX give us a link or something?

I've scoured a few of the links and can find nothing on it.

http://creators.rockband.com/

Check in the upper right.

D'oh! Ninja'd big time.

[Edgehead]

This is seriously the most excited I have ever been for anything in a game, this is so potentially groundbreaking for not just gaming in general but the music industry as well. Congrats HMX

[metalfenix]

In the billboard article mentions that this project relies on the XNA platform (wich is a programming platform for making games for the 360 platform).

So don't expect to be seeing this on PS3 or wii soon people

[hmxsean]

From the sounds of it hmx is reviewing them.

In addition to that all the other reviewers are also reviewing them. It's a pretty tight system. Of course some jerk may try to pull something like that but they will be failed out of the system and very likely have their $100 membership revoked for blatantly breaking the TOS.