Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about TrustTune Network
What is TrustTune Network?
TrustTune Network is a decentralized music protocol where artists earn 95% revenue and listeners own music forever. It's built on permanent storage (Arweave) with cryptographic proof instead of platform promises.
What does 'pressing' music mean?
Pressing means buying music to own permanently for 200 years, stored on decentralized infrastructure. Like pressing a vinyl record, you pay once, the artist gets paid, and you own it forever—not rent access through streaming.
How much does it cost to press music?
Prices range from $0.99 for MP3 quality to $29.99 for ultra hi-res FLAC, with standard FLAC at $4.99. The price depends on the audio quality tier you choose.
How much do artists earn?
Artists receive 70-85% of each press payment immediately through smart contracts. For example, if you press a FLAC album for $4.99, the artist receives approximately $3.75-$4.24, with 10-15% going to the validator and 5-10% to protocol treasury.
What is the difference between public and private pressing?
Public press: If the artist allows, content becomes publicly accessible on the permaweb forever. Private press: Content is stored permanently but only you can access it—your 200-year private library.
How does TrustTune verify audio quality?
Community validators use acoustic fingerprinting and file analysis to verify that FLAC is actually FLAC, not an upscaled MP3. Math, not trust.
What is Arweave?
Arweave is permanent, decentralized storage that guarantees your files will be available for 200+ years. No company hosts it—the network itself guarantees permanence.
Can I lose access to my music?
No. Your biometric identity is cryptographically linked to the content. No passwords to lose. No platform can revoke it. It's yours forever.
How do artists get verified?
Artists can verify through Instagram (verified badge), email verification, or manual community review. Once verified, payments flow automatically when listeners press their music.
Is this legal? What about copyright?
Yes. TrustTune has 24-hour DMCA takedown via distributed blocklist. Artists control their content and can remove it anytime. We respect copyright while enabling direct artist-to-fan transactions.
How is this different from Spotify?
Spotify: You rent access ($0.003-0.005 per stream to artists). TrustTune: You own forever (70-85% to artists per press). Spotify can remove music anytime. TrustTune stores it for 200 years cryptographically.
How is this different from buying on iTunes?
iTunes: You buy from a company that can revoke access. TrustTune: You own through cryptographic proof on permanent storage. No company can take it away.
Do I need crypto/blockchain knowledge?
No. KarmaPlayer (the app) handles all the complexity. You just press music, pay with a card, and own it forever.
What happens if TrustTune shuts down?
Nothing. The protocol runs on decentralized infrastructure. Files are on Arweave (permanent storage). Your ownership is cryptographic. No company required.
Can I download the files?
Yes. You own the files and can download them anytime. They're yours.
How do validators get paid?
Validators claim verification jobs and earn 10-15% of each press payment for verifying quality and uploading to Arweave.
Can anyone become a validator?
Yes. Validators are permissionless. You stake tokens, claim jobs, verify files, and earn revenue.
What if an artist's music is already on BitTorrent?
TrustTune tracks existing content on peer networks. When listeners press it, the artist gets paid even though they didn't upload it themselves.
Is the code open source?
Yes. Everything is open source on GitHub: github.com/trust-tune-net/karma-player
When can I start using TrustTune?
KarmaPlayer is available now for download. Visit the homepage to download for macOS, Windows, or Linux.
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