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    fruitisbad
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      firstly does anyone know of anywhere to host mixes online?

      and also what is the law, im not going to get done for copyright for putting up tracks that iv mixed?

      #1094896
      magneze
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        Check out this site:
        http://www.djmixtape.net

        I don’t know about the precise legalities but I’d guess that theoretically it’s not allowed. Practically, you’re promoting the music and are pretty unlikely to be of interest to the law. I think. Probably. :groucho:

        #1094895
        globalloon
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          yousendit.com

          ?

          #1094894
          BioTech
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            magneze wrote:
            Check out this site:
            http://www.djmixtape.net

            I don’t know about the precise legalities but I’d guess that theoretically it’s not allowed. Practically, you’re promoting the music and are pretty unlikely to be of interest to the law. I think. Probably. :groucho:

            Exactly. Legally you should not be recording and distributing music from record labels if you do not own the rights.

            However, dance music relies on dj’s to promote it and therefore labels/artists would never have a problem with people using their material, especially if you add a tracklist! The only issue they have is when people distribute the track unmixed to people who would otherwise have to purchase the vinyl/cd or what have you.

            #1094897
            fruitisbad
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              wicked, cheers. can hopefully put some filthy mixes up there now. 😀

              #1094898
              audiocraft
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                recently the royaltys people have been going around shops and garages telling them that they cant have the radio playing without paying royaltys ( wich is why they have nasty cover versions playing in supermarkets etc, cos its cheaper)so watch out, they will be after everyone because we all know maddona coldplay and girls allowed need more money. allthough if you only played white label stuff you might be allright….

                #1094893
                General Lighting
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                  I think there is a big difference between commercial pop music and the electronic dance music scene that even the legal professionis aware of

                  for 25 odd years there has been a culture in electronic dance music of mixing together tunes and advertising them by DJ’s mixes and pirate radio stations.

                  On this particular music scene the artists have wholly accepted this as a form of giving wider publicity to the music, as it is often otherwise shunned by mainstream shops and media due to its links with drug culture and its underground nature.

                  I’m not sure of the exact legal term (I think it might be called a “de facto” precedent) but as its been going on for years without the dance labels taking major action as a civil tort for loss of royalties.

                  I think some of the larger labels and big name DJ’s did try to clamp down on bedroom mixers in the 90s when dance music briefly went mainstream (in other words trying to create a closed shop) but it came to nothing.

                  many smaller labels aren’t registered with the royalty collection agencies anyway

                  TBH the copyright lawyers have far bigger fish to fry such as the re-use of commercial pop tracks and TV footage on youtube and other similar places.

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