hey question...
I've never done any live gigging, but I heard down the grapevine that there are inspectors out there who can go up to a DJ and ask to see if his collection is legit, or not illegally downloaded. something about getting a massive fine if you are caught to be playing burnt cd's and whatnot. I'd love to know what the deal is and if I can read the legislature somewhere, because where there is legislature, there are loop-holes.

here's a loophole - buy music

yah thanks i do on the whole, but some tracks I cant find in stores or on beatport etc... so its music like that I'm referring to.

it's not worth it for several reasons:

1. getting caught with your pants down
2. generally bad sound quality
3. loss of respect

have you tried discogs? ebay? dancerecords, juno records, the TA marketplace etc?

it's a world of instant gratification sadly, but just because the internet makes it possible to obtain music and for you to make money playing it doesn't mean it's ok...

you make a fair point. I will try more of those sites out you mentioned. Are any other stores I could be looking for online?, because around here there dont appear to be too many shops stocking what I'm looking for...

There are two 'last resort' sites that I am using:

Juno Records
and Ebay

I use Juno to get tracks from Italy and what-not that I either can't get in the states, or that I could get on Beatport if they weren't territory restricted

I use Ebay for the same reason, although the sellers there are more geared towards older collectable tracks than the newer releases. Still a great resource though.

The "inspector" guys that you are mentioning are probably from ASCAP or the other artists' groups, and they are mainly going to be messing with mobile/Top40 DJs and the venue owners. Basically they're going to be more concerned with collecting their yearly fee than to check for bootlegs in your sets.

The short answer: I wouldn't worry about it.

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www.cdjshop.com

beatport.com

trackitdown.net

audiojelly.com

juno.co.uk

ebay

local record store (youd be surprised the gems ive seen from the back of local shops on CD or vinyl)

when in doubt try going to the label's website, more often then not they are affiliated with an online music store or sell label tracks directly from their website.

why go through the hassle to get shit-quality tracks with fluctuating tempos and whatnot?

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cheers guys, that was more or less the advice I was looking for, thumbs up.
Loz

How would this inspector tell if it's legit or not if you're playing your music digitally, in something like Ableton or Traktor?

ya i dont really see how they could tell..... unnless you hbave a laptop with the actual mp3 on it. but with cd's, unless its a vinyl rip and its popping like crazy, u couldnt really tell with a vbr mp3

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thats what I always thought too, how could one look at your cd's and say that theres no way they are legit unless of course the quality is absolute shit, which would be a bad idea to play live anyway. Quality wise though I prefer to have official artists albums, cos its always a sure thing.

i heard these big guys in trenchcoats come up behind you and they have a special scanner that looks like a glowstick (it is green if legit, red if ILLEGALLL), so you can't really even know if they're about to bust you or they're just tripped out dudes in trenchcoats!


seriously though discogs marketplace has some rare stuff