What is openpot 2.0?
How much does openpot 2.0 distribute?
Why do I need a PayPal account to register as an artist?
How is the link to my profile?
May I use the openpot-logo to advertise for my profile?

I cannot login / register
I don't receive the confirmation-mail

How to filter / deactivate comments

Write a review

Save profiles / Bulletins

Set keywords

Search features

Special requests

Requirements for joining as an artist
What should be noticed before setting up artist-account
The points-system
Licenses and intellectual property rights

'openpot 2.0' is an automated system. We cannot control each content uploaded to our databases. If you have come in touch with content as listed above, please inform us about this violation against our terms. We cannot avoid each violation but we can delete illegal and unwanted content/accounts by your request.

It is a free platform where musicians can provide their music as free download. For each download released by an user of the site, the artist gets paid by openpot.

The rate changes by time, depending on our economics. At time the rate is:

10 euro cent

for each valid download. The pay off is every quarter of a year. The first download of an user of each track is a valid download. Any further download of the same user of the same track is not valid and will not get paid.

You need a PayPal account to receive the money you earn with each download. Using openpot 2.0 as an artist or an user is always free! There are no costs or hidden fees.

Your profile-link is always:

http://www.openpot.com/YourName

or, if you have used whitespaces:

http://www.openpot.com/Your Name

(very old browsers need possibly in this case:
http://www.openpot.com/Your%20Name )

As a matter of principle yes. But notice: The openpot logo is a trade mark of the openpot Media OHG. All rights are reserved.

You may use the logo to:
- link your openpot-profile (web).
- advertise for your openpot-profile (print).

You may NOT:
- Alter the logo
- Sell products which contain the logo
- Use the logo to offer services
- Divert the logo from its intended use
- Mislead persons by using the logo and linking to a different web-page than openpot.com or openpot.com/your profile

You can download an archive with all useful formats of the logo (svg, pdf, tif, gif, png, bmp, jpg) here: (by downloading you accept the above mentioned terms)

openpot_logo.rar    (177 kb)
openpot_logo.zip    (186 kb)

Make sure that your browser accepts cookies. For details check your browser help.

If you don't find the confirmation mail in your mailbox, you should check your spam-folder. If you didn't receive the e-mail, make sure that the address given during the registration was correct, by trying to register with your e-mail address again. In case the message 'The entered e-mail address is already registered in our system' does not appear you have probably sent us a wrong e-mail address. Register again!
In case the message appears you can write an e-mail to support()openpot()com to request your authentication link manually. But make sure you write from the address you have given us during your registration.

At the lower area of your profile you will find a frame, which you can design as individual as you like. You can (must) use the programming language "HTML". You enter your codes in the "Design Profile"-block in your console.

Setting up the dimensions of the frame:

The first seven signs of your design-code are reserved for the dimensions of your frame. The format is:

xxx-yyy

"x" means the width and "y" the height of your frame. You can input the numbers from 000 up to 800. (The unit is px (pixel)). For example, the input:

500-090

will size the frame to 500px width and 90px height. Notice: You always have to put three digits for each aspect; in case your aspect is less than 100 you have to prefix a zero, e.g.: 099, or in case less than 10, two zeros: 009.

Multi-Page (self-referred linking)

Because of the restrictions (see below), you cannot create a link, which will open in the same frame/window. In spite of that and because of the iFrame is always set up to "no-scroll", you can realize a multi-page by using the

<a name="xx"> / <a href="#xx">

tags. Notice: Your link-name must consist of definite two numerary. So you can set up 99 links at most. If the link-number is less than 10 you have to prefix a zero, e.g. 09.

Example:

	200-060
	<style type="text/css">
	a:link { color:red; text-decoration:underline; }
	a:visited { color:red; text-decoration:underline; }
	a:active { color:red; text-decoration:none; }
	div { font-family:Arial,sans-serif; }
	</style>

	<body bgcolor="#D4F725">
	</body>

	<div align="center">
	<a name="00"><b>Menue:</b></a>
	<br>
	<a href="#01">Link 1</a> - <a href="#02">Link 2</a>

	<p style="{ margin-top:100px; }">
	</p>
	<div align="left">
	<a name="01"><b>Link 1</b></a>
	<br>
	Content ONE
	<br>
	<a href="#00">Menue</a>
	</div>

	<p style="{ margin-top:100px; }">
	</p>
	<div align="left">
	<a name="02"><b>Link 2</b></a>
	<br>
	Content TWO
	<br>
	<a href="#00">Menue</a>
	</div>
                                                         

Restrictions:

You cannot:
- use JavaScript codes (<script>).
- code meta-tags (<meta>).
- code relations to other sources (<link>).
- include other objects than flash-objects (<object/param type="">).
- set links, which will open in the same frame (<a target="">).

Following commands are possible:

	:a:      | :/a:       -   defines a link
	:b:      | :/b:       -   bold text
	:br:                  -   break
	:bro:    | :/bro:     -   includes the list-picture of a member as a link
	:center: | :/center:  -   centers the text
	:color:  | :/color:   -   text color
	:hr:                  -   line
	:i:      | :/i:       -   italic style
	:img:    | :/img:     -   includes an image
	:right:  | :/right:   -   text position to right
	:sis:    | :/sis:     -   same as :bro:
	:u:      | :/u:       -   underlined text
							

You can combine all commands. A little example:

:center::b::u:MyComment:/u::/b::/center:
:br:
What you here can see is my little comment.:br::hr:

Create a link:

Place your link between the 'a'-tags:

:a:www.example.com/YourLink.htm:/a:

The link name and the link target will be the same. You can't create a link with different name and target. Don't include 'http://' - this will be automatically given.

Colorize your text:

To set a text color, for example 'red', type:

:color:red:/color:example text

or

:color:#FF0000:/color: if you want to use the hex-code.

All following text will be red. To set a new color just repeat the tag. Some colors:

black	#000000	gray	#808080
maroon	#800000	red	#FF0000
green	#008000	lime	#00FF00
olive	#808000	yellow	#FFFF00
navy	#000080	blue	#0000FF
purple	#800080	fuchsia	#FF00FF
teal	#008080	aqua	#00FFFF
silver	#C0C0C0	white	#FFFFFF

Include an image:

Place your image-link between the 'img'-tags:

:img:www.example.com/YourImage.jpg:/img:

Don't include 'http://' - this will be automatically given. (Hint: You can use the images that you have uploaded to your gallery as well. Just click on the thumbnails to see the URL in your browser's address bar.)

Link a member:

To link another member of openpot 2.0 type:

:bro:NameOfMember:/bro:

This will include the member's list-picture as a link to your profile. (Note: If the member doesn't exist or he/she deletes his/her profile, no image will be shown and the link will be dead.)

If you want to receive no public or private comments or just want to receive public or private comments from members who you have saved, use the 'Settings'-Block in your console and choose: 'everybody' for no restriction, 'only saved' for accepting comments only from members who you have saved, or 'nobody' if you don't want to receive comments at all.

To write a review about an artist use the 'write review' link in your console. You have to give the right name of the artist, a title of the review, the language in which it is written in, and the text with at least 300 characters. You can include images and you can format the text with the functions, which are specified here.
By clicking on the 'preview' button you can see how your review will be looking like. Once you have sent a review, it will be included in the review-list.
Readers of your review can vote for it. These votes will be reflected in your points pool.

When you are logged in you can save a profile by clicking on the 'save' button on the artist's/user's main page (the button is located at the bottom of the page). By saving an artist, you automatically subscribe his/her bulletin. You can unsubscribe the bulletin by unmarking the 'subscribe bulletin' check-box (located besids the saved artist) and clicking the 'Update subscription' button (located below).
Whether you have registered as an artist you can send bulletins to the users/artists who have saved you and have subscribed your bulletin. Use the 'send bulletin' link which is shown in your console or on the main page.

You can add keywords to your profile to assure that the people who search for you can find you more easily. Furthermore the keywords will be placed as meta-data at your profile-page, so that search-engines like google or yahoo can find your page more easily as well.
Use the 'Change personal data' block in your console and apply the field 'keywords' e.g. like this:

juicy band, peter smith, whiliam west, james jornado, funk, squeezy funky music, ...

Besides the apparent search screen there are some more search features:

Search for users:

To search for users use the \"Genre\" select list and choose \"no genre -> user\".

Search for tracks:

To search for tracks type in the \"Name or Keyword\" field:

track:your query

You will be forwarded to a search screen where you can modify your results. If you want to dispaly all tracks (e.g. for the purpose of sorting all tracks by novelty) type in:

track:all:

(don't forget the last \":\") - You also can search the track database for md5 hashes. Type:

track:hash:your query (32-chars hex-code)

With a md5 hash you can find tracks directly, no matter how they are called.

Search openpot with google:

You can search the whole openpot site by using google, when you type in the \"Name or Keyword\" field:

google:your query

This is usefull when you don't want to search for artist names/keywords only, but you want to include openpot's forum, comments and reviews. (the potpourri is generally excluded from google search by reason of degrade spam)

We want to cooperate with our members. If you have special wishes like including flash-elements, analytic tools or larger-sized tracks to your site, or you have other good ideas to promote yourself (or others) please let us know. We will do our best to satisfy your request. Please use our contact.

First of all you have to be the owner of all intellectual property rights of your music and any content you want to publish on our site! Note, that you risk to incur a penalty if you upload copyright protected material.
You also have to be at least 18 years old. And you need an authorised and fully functioning PayPal^® account.
It could be helpful to have basic knowledge in html-coding and image editing.

Every music track you upload will have a runtime of three months. You cannot delete the track until the runtime has expired, unless you delete your whole account. In case you have a good reason, you can request a betimes deletion of a track here.

The name of your mp3-data will be the track-name shown on your profile page. So be sure that your mp3-data has the right name and no special characters.

Notice: It is not necessary to include your band-name to the track-name. Your band-name will be included automatically when someone download your track. For example:

The track '01 Orange Juice' will arrive as 'Your Band_01 Orange Juice' at the downloader's PC.

Your track-list will be sorted alphabetically and not necessarily listed as you have uploaded them (it is recommended to number the tracks. For example: 01 Orange Juice.mp3, 02 Apple Juice.mp3, ...)

If you have successfully uploaded a track, which does not appear in your track-list, it will have been most probably deleted by our system for malware reasons.

Our points-system enables the users to distinguish high quality from low quality offers. Every registered artist/user collects points. These points produce the list of the popularity of artists and users. A higher popularity means a higher attention and a higher attention means normally more downloads (or review-views in case of a user). Every action (like logging in, writing a comment, downloading a track, voting a review ... etc.) fills the individual point-buffer which pours out the points.
You will not find any list explaining what actions dump how many points, and how they are settled. So there is no use asking ... and don't be suprised if some actions do not only increase your points.

As illustrated in our terms you always remain the owner of your intellectual property rights when uploading one of your tracks on our platform. You just give us the entitlement to provide your track as long as you are a member of our site. But at least for three months, unless you delete your whole account. In this case all entitlements are void and we remain at status quo.