How a song gets in

v4vcm does not host the audio. Artists publish their own RSS feeds, in the Podcasting 2.0 way the existing V4V Music player already understands. This project only points at songs that pass a review.

What a reviewer is listening for#

The reviewer is checking the song, not acting as your lawyer. The working standard for this seed is:

• The song is an original work
• The person submitting it says they hold the recording and the composition
• The lyric fits the purpose of the list
• The feed declares an open license, preferably CC-BY

A song that is a copy of someone else’s recording does not get in, even with the right tags.

What the feed should show#

These names are the ones the player-side work is expected to look for. They will be tightened later.

• podcast:medium set to music, so the feed is not treated as a talk show
• podcast:license on the track (or on the whole channel, if every track is offered), pointing at CC-BY 4.0 or CC0
• A short legal attestation, in podcast:txt, that the submitter owns the master and the composition and is applying that license
• Optional podcast:value and podcast:funding if the artist wants gifts

An item-level license overrides the channel. That is how one offered song can sit in a feed that is otherwise still reserved.

Where it will be heard#

This website does not play the songs. Listeners hear them at v4vcm.com . Acceptance, removal, and changes to the markers are written up under What’s New .