I've done it twice I think, but only with tracks that were/are never going to be released, which I then didn't chart or include in a demo (cos that would be a bit daft), just to play out a couple of times. Both times I made an intro and outro from parts of the track to make an easier to mix version.

I don't think there's anything really wrong with doing it every now and again for unreleased stuff (although it is a bit cheeky) unless you do it all of the time - what is particularly cheeky/daft is doing it for tracks that have been released as you might as well either buy it (which would of course be the right thing to do) or if you must, download a full version with p2p cos it's just as legal.

Remember eBay's bloody good for getting hold of old tracks - for an example, I just searched for the armand van helden mix of professional widow (a track I remember having loads of trouble getting hold of a few years ago when I used to get everything through record shops) and it came up with a dozen results on vinyl... that's just in the UK, you fellas across the pond would probably get loads more than that. Try it with some more obscure stuff yourself

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Originally posted by Aquarian Cutting out a track out of another DJ's set is no different than copying an article and claiming to have written it. It's plagirism. If you want the track, find a way to track it down, because as a DJ, it's your job. If you're too lazy to do that, you shouldn't claim to be a DJ in the first place.

No, Plagirism would be taking an unaltered version of another producer's work and passing it off as your own work. Also, a DJs job is to play music and entertain a crowd so they stay, dance, and buy drinks from the bar or t-shirts from the souvenir booth...nothing more.

More power to you for making the extra effort and I respect that, but that doesn't make you a better DJ than anyone else.

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