Website for downloading midi files

[soulless00]

hi! i have thousands of midi files in my laptop and now i have to decided to make a website where i can share it to people like me who are into midis and stuff regarding midis. where people can download, search and upload midis. but i want to ask some tips first on how should i start. should i use cms or should i use the sitebuilder? if i should use cms, what particular cms can i use?

 

[outlaw16151]

i dont know if the Terms of Service would allow it? but my idea of a CMS would be e107 content management system

 

[Sharky]

File hosting services are forbidden by the Free Hosting terms of service.

This isn't much of a tutorial - moved to Free Hosting.

 

[ace_case]

You could however, upload them to a 3rd party site such as dropbox or something, and create a website that links to those links. Keep in mind that you will need to have more than just links to the downloads on the website. Perhaps a place to comment, rate, discuss, etc. the midi files or something related to the midi files. Also, I'm pretty sure that even if you upload them to dropbox, if they are copyrighted by someone and you do not have a license to distribute them, then you will still be banned for copyright infringement. If they are your own files you should be fine though.

EDIT: Reread the first post and have a few tips:

For the uploading of users files, make them use an external host (like dropbox) and require them to accept a content agreement that gives you a license that let's you distribute the files (at the very least.) I am fairly sure that the discussion would qualify as a website, and I am not sure what cms you should use, as I do nearly everything from scratch.

 

[descalzo]

One problem always is copyright. You must have the right to distribute anything you host here or host elsewhere but link to in your site here.

 

[ace_case]

So my post is correct?

 

[descalzo]

So my post is correct?

Yes.
I just wanted to emphasize the copyright issue. Even if his users sign/check a box saying they allow the use of the midi, the site owner is still responsible for anything they allow to be uploaded. So if a visitor uploads copyrighted or otherwise prohibited (by x10hosting) material, the site owner is 100% responsible.

 

[ace_case]

I have a semirelated question, if a user uploads a copyrighted file while an admin is doing a check for whatever reason, is there a grace period so the owner/admin/mods can step in and remove it?