[mb-users] the 'Music' in MusicBrainz

[Bogdan Butnaru]

On Feb 3, 2008 9:03 PM, Jan van Thiel <zout at gewis.nl> wrote:
> Is was wondering what you think of the word 'Music' in MusicBrainz.
> Actually, all non-music in MusicBrainz, especially the audiobooks and
> some spokenword releases (e.g. language courses, speeches by
> politicians).
>
> I don't think they deserve a place in 'Music'Brainz. I think the
> reason they're here is because they're all released on CD and hence
> were (auto)imported from freedb/with Picard.
>
> Of course, all spokenword releases (e.g. cabaret) that are have some
> music on it seem to have its rightful place on MusicBrainz.
>
> What do you think?

Hello!

Just like a couple of people mentioned, MusicBrainz is about music.
But it just happens that the tools we need for music (from editing and
voting, even guidelines, to PUIDs and tagging) are just as useful for
any kind of audio content. So, while our primary concern is music, I
see no reason why we shouldn't accommodate a few other uses, as long
as it doesn't interfere with the music. (And it doesn't, really, since
the artists are mostly unrelated.)

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