This is the verdigris.mu manifesto. It defines what verdigris.mu is all about. Like everything else, it might change over time.
Creators, not curators
verdigris.mu is a place for original creations, not a collection of things that were found elsewhere. It is independent because its content comes directly and exclusively from the creators. It is autonomous because it does not depend on any external authority or service to be broadcast.
Creativity at all costs
The point of verdigris.mu is to enable complete artistic and creative freedom. One of the implications of this is to not make any monetary profit with any of the content provided here in order to avoid commercial bias.
Music and visual art
verdigris.mu is a place primarily for musical content. However, each musical piece can and probably should be illustrated with a picture, a video or a text - or reversedly, any of these can be illustrated with some music. Text articles related to the verdigris.mu activities and content can also be found; the verdigris.mu manifesto is one of them.
All music is unique
verdigris.mu does not associate itself with any musical genre in particular. In fact, the term genre is often abused and transformed into commercial branding so the very usage of the word genre is discouraged. Innovation is encouraged instead.
Sharing the recipe
As much as possible, each creation on verdigris.mu should be accompanied with the elements that were used to put it together in order to fully enable derivative works. This includes things like music scores, source code, sound recordings, pictures...
Permissive licenses
All content on verdigris.mu can be downloaded, played, copied and shared freely. Terms are defined in detail for each piece using standard permissive licenses as explained on the Liberty page. This principle works both ways: derivatives of existing works available under such licenses or in the public domain can also be found on verdigris.mu.
