 The entire collection was made available online, at the cost of $0.99 per track.Smithsonian Folkways pays royalties to all the artists (and if the artists cannot be found, the money is put in escrow).The purpose of the brand name Smithsonian Global Sound has been altered to provide the entire collection online for streaming for subscribing institutions, such as universities, via the Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries service, a co-production with Alexander Street Press.