PAN Declares Independence for Independents

Labels and Artists Gain Total Control Of Digital Download Sales

Skippack, PA -- The PAN Network, birthplace of online digital audio and repository for significant prior art related to various bogus internet patents, declares independence for independents with a groundbreaking service for full service labels and individual artists alike.

PAN's OneSource e-CD Distribution Service now makes it possible for indie labels and artists to sell digital downloads directly from their own web sites and get paid 100% of the sale immediately, deposited directly to their bank account through electronic funds transfer.

Each digital download can include photos, videos, lyrics, liner notes, bio's, tour schedules, EPK's, or anything else the label or artist wants to include.

The label sets the price, determines the format (WMA, MP3, MP4, RA, whatever), and maintains complete control over distribution.

At the label's discretion, customers can listen to a portion of any track before they buy, right from the label's website.

Anti-Piracy protection is built-in through PAN's patent-pending "DIF" technology, automatically included with every download.

And there are no commissions, no exclusives, no strings, no bull. Sell as few as one track, or as many as thousands of full CD's. PAN's OneSource system can handle all scenarios.

Labels and artists can also sell physical CD's and allow customers to immediately download the tracks while waiting for the disk to arrive. Or they can opt to sell the digital versions only. Or both. The choice is theirs, independently.

In addition, labels can also offer customers a Lifetime Music Guarantee which allows them to re-download an e-CD for free if their computer crashes and they lose all their files.

And at the label's option, their titles can be automatically made available through the OneSource catalog to increase sales through thousands of online retail web sites.

According to PAN's founder, Perry Leopold, "The essence of being independent is knowing that no one will do more for you than you will do for yourself. OneSource now makes it possible for indie labels and artists to leverage their independence online without being held hostage by anyone. And that's what being independent is all about."

For further information, please visit the OneSource web site at http://onesource.pan.com.

Established in 1981 as the world's first online service for the music industry, The PAN Network is the birthplace of online digital audio, as well as many other important innovations in widespread use on the internet.

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