Popcuts

Popcuts was an online music store where fans participated in the success of the songs they purchased. The platform offered DRM-free songs at a standard price of 99 cents, with a distinctive profit-sharing model: each time a purchased song was subsequently sold to another buyer, the original purchaser would receive a portion of the revenue generated. This incentive structure was designed to reward early adopters and foster a community-driven approach to music discovery and sales. Popcuts was backed by Y Combinator in Summer 2008 and was based in Berkeley, California. It was also recognized as a 2009 SXSW Pitch winner in the Music Related Technologies category. The company ceased operations around 2012.