Organizations Filed Purposes:
SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MUSICBRAINZ AND RELATED PROJECTS, IN WHICH USER CONTRIBUTED DATA AND OTHER CREATIVE WORKS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR FREE.
TO ENLARGE AND MAINTAIN THE OPEN DATASETS FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ITS VOLUNTEER USERS AND TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO ACCESS USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT NEW MUSIC WITHOUT THE BIASES ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION OF THESE CREATIVE WORKS.
THE METABRAINZ FOUNDATION CREATES AND MAINTAINS OPEN SOURCE/OPEN DATA PROJECTS SUCH AS MUSICBRAINZ, LISTENBRAINZ AND ACOUSTICBRAINZ. MUSICBRAINZ IS ESSENTIALLY THE WIKIPEDIA FOR MUSIC, WHERE VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE THE INFORMATION ON MUSIC FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD. THE LISTENBRAINZ AND ACOUSTICBRAINZ PROJECTS COLLECT USER LISTENING PROFILES AND ACOUSTIC INFORMATION ABOUT MUSIC WITH THE GOAL OF CREATING OPEN RECOMMENDATION ENGINES FOR PUBLIC USE. THIS DATA IS COLLECTED AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR COMMERCIAL USE TO ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SUPPORT THE OPERATION OF THE FOUNDATION.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Robert Kaye | PRESIDENT/EXEC DIRECTOR | 40 | $92,880 |
| Paula Ledieu | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Hawn | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cory Doctorow | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Bennun | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Nick Ashton-Hart | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Frederik Olesen | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Rassami Hok Ljungberg | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
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