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The MetaBrainz Foundation wishes to offer a huge thank you to all of our sponsors and partners for their support in helping MusicBrainz operate.
The MetaBrainz Foundation wishes to offer a huge thank you to all of our sponsors and partners for their support in helping MusicBrainz operate.


Some of the following organizations and individuals have provided funding, others have supported us by providing access to tools and technologies that have helped us grow. In either case they played a significant role in the success and growth of MusicBrainz.
Some of the following organizations and individuals have provided funding, others have supported us by providing access to tools and technologies that have helped us grow. In either case they played a significant role in the success and growth of MusicBrainz.


We would not exist without you — '''Thank You!'''
We would not exist without you — '''Thank You!'''
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== Recent contributions ==
== Recent contributions ==


Thank you to [http://last.fm Last.fm], [http://musixmatch.com musiXmatch], [http://google.com Google], and [http://grooveshark.com Grooveshark] for sponsoring the [[mbdoc:MusicBrainz_Summit/11|11th annual MusicBrainz summit]] in October, 2011.
Thank you to [http://google.com Google], [http://spotify Spotify], and [http://wikimedia.de/ Wikimedia Deutschland] for sponsoring the [[mbdoc:MusicBrainz_Summit/13|13th annual MusicBrainz summit]] in September, 2013.


== Sponsors ==
== Sponsors ==
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| [[Image:logo_google.jpg|250px|center]]
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| '''[http://www.google.com/ Google]''' has been an extremely supportive sponsor. They've donated over '''$200,000''' and they employ our treasurer and secretary, Carol Smith.
| '''[http://www.google.com/ Google]''' has been an extremely supportive sponsor. They've donated over '''$240,000''' and they employ our treasurer and secretary, Carol Smith.
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| [[Image:logo_osl.png|center]]
| [[Image:logo_osl.png|center|link=]]
| The '''[http://osuosl.org/ OSU Open Source Lab]''' hosts the FTP mirror server that handles the distribution of the [[mbdoc:MusicBrainz Database|MusicBrainz Database]] replication packets, thus saving us considerable load and bandwidth costs.
| The '''[http://osuosl.org/ OSU Open Source Lab]''' hosts the FTP mirror server that handles the distribution of the [[mbdoc:MusicBrainz Database|MusicBrainz Database]] replication packets, thus saving us considerable load and bandwidth costs.
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| [[Image:logo_digitalwest.jpg|250px|center]]
| [[Image:logo_digitalwest.jpg|250px|center|link=]]
| Our main hosting provider, '''[http://digitalwest.net/ Digital West Networks Inc.]''', gives us a discount because of our non-profit status. They're also a really cool bunch of people who provide excellent service.
| Our main hosting provider, '''[http://digitalwest.net/ Digital West Networks Inc.]''', gives us a discount because of our non-profit status. They're also a really cool bunch of people who provide excellent service.
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|-
| [[Image:logo_layer42.png|250px|center]]
| [[Image:logo_layer42.png|250px|center|link=]]
| '''[http://layer42.net Layer42]''' generously hosts a test server for us, free of charge!
| '''[http://layer42.net Layer42]''' generously hosts a test server for us, free of charge!
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|-
| [[Image:logo_layer42.png|250px|center]]
| [[Image:logo_github.png|200px|center|link=]]
| '''[http://layer42.net Layer42]''' generously hosts a test server for us, free of charge!
| '''[http://github.com GitHub]''' provides us with a free Bronze account for hosting our sysadmin repositories.
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| [[Image:logo_splunk.png|center]]
| '''[http://splunk.com Splunk]''' provides us with a 10GB/day free license as part of their Splunk for Good program.
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| [[Image:logo_github.png|200px|center]]
| '''[http://github.com GitHub]''' provides a free Bronze account for hosting our sysadmin repositories.
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|}


== Other support ==
== Individuals ==


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* Richard Jones donated '''$50,000''' in 2010 ([http://blog.musicbrainz.org/?p=539 blog post]).
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The following organizations have provided valuable support. We are very grateful for all that they've done and for all that they continue doing.
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* Our ever helpful [http://metabrainz.org/ Board of Directors].
* All the [[mbdoc:About/Team|people who make MusicBrainz happen]] on a day-to-day basis.
* And of course, [http://metabrainz.org/donations/by-amount everyone who has donated] to the MetaBrainz Foundation.


== Supporters ==
Many people have helped MusicBrainz in uncountable ways. Help ranges from minor support like putting up Robert Kaye in a hotel room for a night, a posh flat for a week, a free meal here or there or a large cash donation. There are many ways to support MusicBrainz other than giving money and this page attempts to give thanks to those people. This list is not complete -- if you've supported MusicBrainz and would like to be listed here, [[MetaBrainz:Contact|nudge us]] please.

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The following organizations have provided valuable support. We are very grateful for all that they've done and for all that they continue doing.

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* The '''[http://www.bbc.co.uk/ BBC]''' selected MusicBrainz as its music metadata partner in 2007 and has since been using our data to supplement their artist profiles and album reviews on their [http://www.bbc.co.uk/music music site].
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* '''[http://www.oracle.com/sun Sun Microsystems]''' donated a $11,000 server in December 2006 to help us manage our increasing traffic ([http://blog.musicbrainz.org/?p=230 blog post]).
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* '''[http://creativecommons.org/ Creative Commons]''' created the open license that enables our business model to thrive.
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* '''[http://oreilly.com/ O'Reilly Media]''' gave MusicBrainz $500 to start off a bank account for the project before the MetaBrainz Foundation existed.

== Other support ==

Many people have helped us in uncountable ways over the years. Help ranges from minor support like putting up Robert Kaye in a hotel room for a night, a posh flat for a week, a free meal here or there or in kind donations.


⚫
* Richard Jones donated $50,000 in 2010 ([http://blog.musicbrainz.org/?p=539 blog post]).
* Ben Chobot donated two beefy servers in 2008 that make up our search back-bone and Chad Wilson donated cash to purchase a much needed switch for the MusicBrainz servers.
* Ben Chobot donated two beefy servers in 2008 that make up our search back-bone and Chad Wilson donated cash to purchase a much needed switch for the MusicBrainz servers.
⚫
* The [http://www.bbc.co.uk/ BBC] selected MusicBrainz as its music metadata partner in 2007 and has since been using our data to supplement their artist profiles and album reviews on their [http://www.bbc.co.uk/music music site].
⚫
* [http://www.oracle.com/sun Sun Microsystems] donated an $11,000 server in December 2006 to help us manage our increasing traffic ([http://blog.musicbrainz.org/?p=230 blog post]).
* John Buckman of [http://magnatune.com Magnatune] has put up Robert Kaye in his spare and very posh flat in London a number of times. With the hotel costs in London, this is a non-trivial amount of support.
* John Buckman of [http://magnatune.com Magnatune] has put up Robert Kaye in his spare and very posh flat in London a number of times. With the hotel costs in London, this is a non-trivial amount of support.
* Derek Sivers of [http://cdbaby.com CD Baby] provided hotel accommodations, use of his spare flat in Portland, and countless dinners to Robert Kaye.
* Derek Sivers of [http://cdbaby.com CD Baby] provided hotel accommodations, use of his spare flat in Portland, and countless dinners to Robert Kaye.
* Ed Cavazos from [http://fr.com Fish & Richardson] provides ongoing pro-bono legal advice for the occasional Intellectual Property questions that MusicBrainz faces.
* Ed Cavazos from [http://fr.com Fish & Richardson] provides ongoing pro-bono legal advice for the occasional Intellectual Property questions that MusicBrainz faces.
* Dan Appleman with [http://www.hewm.com Heller Ehrman LLP] provides ongoing help crafting contracts for licensing our data.
* Dan Appleman with [http://www.hewm.com Heller Ehrman LLP] provides ongoing help crafting contracts for licensing our data.
* [http://theblight.net Neil Girling] provided a fully loaded Apple G5 machine for use in the MetaBrainz headquarters.
* [http://theblight.net Neil Girling] provided a fully loaded Apple G5 machine for use in the MetaBrainz Foundation headquarters.
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* [http://creativecommons.org/ Creative Commons] created the open license that enables MusicBrainz' business model to thrive.
⚫
* [http://oreilly.com/ O'Reilly Media] gave MusicBrainz $500 to start off a bank account for the project before MetaBrainz existed.
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* Our ever helpful [http://metabrainz.org/about/ Board of Directors].

We also thank [http://metabrainz.org/donations/by-amount all the users] who have donated, as well as all the [[mbdoc:People|people who make MusicBrainz happen]] on a day-to-day basis.


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The MetaBrainz Foundation wishes to offer a huge thank you to all of our sponsors and partners for their support in helping MusicBrainz operate.

Some of the following organizations and individuals have provided funding, others have supported us by providing access to tools and technologies that have helped us grow. In either case they played a significant role in the success and growth of MusicBrainz.

We would not exist without you — Thank You!

Recent contributions

Thank you to Google, Spotify, and Wikimedia Deutschland for sponsoring the 13th annual MusicBrainz summit in September, 2013.

Sponsors

logo google.jpg
 Google has been an extremely supportive sponsor. They've donated over $240,000 and they employ our treasurer and secretary, Carol Smith.
logo osl.png
 The OSU Open Source Lab hosts the FTP mirror server that handles the distribution of the MusicBrainz Database replication packets, thus saving us considerable load and bandwidth costs.
logo digitalwest.jpg
 Our main hosting provider, Digital West Networks Inc., gives us a discount because of our non-profit status. They're also a really cool bunch of people who provide excellent service.
logo layer42.png
 Layer42 generously hosts a test server for us, free of charge!
logo github.png
 GitHub provides us with a free Bronze account for hosting our sysadmin repositories.

Individuals

Supporters

The following organizations have provided valuable support. We are very grateful for all that they've done and for all that they continue doing.

  • The BBC selected MusicBrainz as its music metadata partner in 2007 and has since been using our data to supplement their artist profiles and album reviews on their music site.
  • Sun Microsystems donated a $11,000 server in December 2006 to help us manage our increasing traffic (blog post).
  • Creative Commons created the open license that enables our business model to thrive.
  • O'Reilly Media gave MusicBrainz $500 to start off a bank account for the project before the MetaBrainz Foundation existed.

Other support

Many people have helped us in uncountable ways over the years. Help ranges from minor support like putting up Robert Kaye in a hotel room for a night, a posh flat for a week, a free meal here or there or in kind donations.

  • Ben Chobot donated two beefy servers in 2008 that make up our search back-bone and Chad Wilson donated cash to purchase a much needed switch for the MusicBrainz servers.
  • John Buckman of Magnatune has put up Robert Kaye in his spare and very posh flat in London a number of times. With the hotel costs in London, this is a non-trivial amount of support.
  • Derek Sivers of CD Baby provided hotel accommodations, use of his spare flat in Portland, and countless dinners to Robert Kaye.
  • Ed Cavazos from Fish & Richardson provides ongoing pro-bono legal advice for the occasional Intellectual Property questions that MusicBrainz faces.
  • Dan Appleman with Heller Ehrman LLP provides ongoing help crafting contracts for licensing our data.
  • Neil Girling provided a fully loaded Apple G5 machine for use in the MetaBrainz Foundation headquarters.


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