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copyright rules and dj'ing
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| rustyryan |
hey everyone, I have a question I've always wondered about dj'ing.
So, you have this expensive crate of vinyl you bought. You go to the show, and you play the vinyl that you bought, supposedly a single license to that piece of music, to some number of people, lets say 100-200. Isn't that illegal, or is it covered by fair use? I thought there was some public showing license you had to get to play a videotape in public, is it the same for music?
It seems like one of those things that RIAA would have a stick up their ass about. Anyone know someone who has run into any trouble with this? |
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| Zild |
| It isn't covered by fair use. The venue you are playing at is expected to pay for the licesing. |
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| spdandpwr |
I also had a question regarding this issue...in america...am i allowed to play edited legally acquired music?
EDIT: edited by means of me downloading a song of beatport and editing it like changing the structure of the song or what not... |
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| skot_e |
By doing the edit, you are breaching the original copyright, however, unless you try to sell it, you wouldn't have to worry really, unless the original artist knows and is pissed. Even then, you'd probably just have to bin it.
in Australia, the venue your playing in should have a licence with APRA, and APRA will distribute royalties to the copyright owners of the music performed at the venue. For this to happen, the DJ's need to provide a list of all the songs they play. This is where it tends to fall down, as most DJs don't bother. |
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| Nemesis44 |
Edits are actually a breach of copyright, however it's just so damn difficult to enforce.
Most professional DJs worth their salt do it these days, myself included in order to create the best effect in a mix.
Who would actually know that you have re-edited it or just used two copies or done a clever DJ trick? People are not really after the ones who do that as they have much bigger fish to fry as it is with all the downloaders.
I can't imagine any producer actually getting mad because of it, they should be happy that it's in my play list for the evening and that the DJ thought it worth playing to the dancefloor. I know I feel that way when people play my tracks out.
Cheers
Nem |
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