skylab Posted December 1 Report Share Posted December 1 What are the laws about releasing mixes for download? illegal or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edubz Posted December 1 Report Share Posted December 1 What are the laws about releasing mixes for download? illegal or not?good question.In theory you can not release other peoples copy righted music without their permission. Be it streaming or what ever. yet in dance, its accepted.I mean, unless the person is going to sue...and all those tunnel vs soundfactory CD's were illegal, yet you would see them in record stores. Ironically, thats bootlegging, and its funny how the record stores that sold dance music, would sell bootlegg CD's, are now being killed off by bootlegging online music.So it gets tricky, to many loopholes. to many ways to go.if you really want to read up on it, http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode17/usc_sup_01_17.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylab Posted December 1 Author Report Share Posted December 1 should I be concerned at all about having mixes on fleettimes.com ?So streaming sites like DI are in theory illegal but they dont do anything about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvoskin Posted December 2 Report Share Posted December 2 I DONT THINK U SHOULD BE CONCERNED ... you are not saying that the mixed set contains all your music... you not taking any credit therefore its not illigal --post the track listing and then you fine 100% as you giving the artist his due! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antifm Posted December 2 Report Share Posted December 2 I DONT THINK U SHOULD BE CONCERNED ... you are not saying that the mixed set contains all your music... you not taking any credit therefore its not illigal --post the track listing and then you fine 100% as you giving the artist his due!actually if you post the tracklistingyou are not fineyoull need to pay some extreme royaltiesI have to folow some pretty tight rules for my streaming site since the playlist was addedalsoStreaming sites based in the USA are the only ones who are not "accepted" in the way we thinkthe only ones that are accepted are the ones based OUTSIDE of the USA.As long as your streaming server is here in the US, you got problemsas for uploading / downloading / offering mix setswell you can offer it at ZERO cost to the recipientbut you can NOT upload it for distributionyou can download all you want tobut uploading is where the legal pinch comes in..while i was working with Intel corp, i was able to read up extensively about all thisim only advising on what i remember at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edubz Posted December 2 Report Share Posted December 2 actually if you post the tracklistingyou are not fineyoull need to pay some extreme royaltiesI have to folow some pretty tight rules for my streaming site since the playlist was addedalsoStreaming sites based in the USA are the only ones who are not "accepted" in the way we thinkthe only ones that are accepted are the ones based OUTSIDE of the USA.As long as your streaming server is here in the US, you got problemsas for uploading / downloading / offering mix setswell you can offer it at ZERO cost to the recipientbut you can NOT upload it for distributionyou can download all you want tobut uploading is where the legal pinch comes in..while i was working with Intel corp, i was able to read up extensively about all thisim only advising on what i remember at the momenti been working the the music industry for 2 years, doing royalties.Its a pain in the ass when your trying to get an album out and someone didnt clear a sample. People from Dr. Dre to Apple computer have been sued for not clearing samples. copyright infringement.but seriously, people share software and stuff on torrent sites, I mean, I guess it all depends who's looking, but I seriously doubt (and i have never heard of) anyone coming after a Dj for streaming music or offering downloads... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antifm Posted December 2 Report Share Posted December 2 i been working the the music industry for 2 years, doing royalties.Its a pain in the ass when your trying to get an album out and someone didnt clear a sample. People from Dr. Dre to Apple computer have been sued for not clearing samples. copyright infringement.but seriously, people share software and stuff on torrent sites, I mean, I guess it all depends who's looking, but I seriously doubt (and i have never heard of) anyone coming after a Dj for streaming music or offering downloads...i have a friend in californiashes doing an FM radio show as well as an internet showthey had the Taskforce for Hi Technology Crimes come right to her houseBattering RAM in hand (didnt use it)Local / State police as well as a couple reps from FBIIt was insane, it just happened a couple months agoThey had a warrent and took her PC + all technology that can hold any form of audio wether it be digital or analog form from her house.Not only did they take all her personal stuff but went to the studio (FM) to gather anything that could potentialy be hers as well.All because she wasnt licenced with LOUD MUSIC.com + some other outfit for streaming rights.She had to sign a contract stating that in no way was the radio station itself aware of her personal music hobby.Shes still in court over itEarlier this year in Italy there was a DJ arrested for having use of over 5000 mp3splus over 1000 movie filesthey came to the nightclub where he playstook his stufftook equipment from the clubetc etcbut your correct on one main point.........it matters whos watching but most importantlywhat they see you doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edubz Posted December 2 Report Share Posted December 2 i have a friend in californiashes doing an FM radio show as well as an internet showthey had the Taskforce for Hi Technology Crimes come right to her houseBattering RAM in hand (didnt use it)Local / State police as well as a couple reps from FBIIt was insane, it just happened a couple months agoThey had a warrent and took her PC + all technology that can hold any form of audio wether it be digital or analog form from her house.Not only did they take all her personal stuff but went to the studio (FM) to gather anything that could potentialy be hers as well.All because she wasnt licenced with LOUD MUSIC.com + some other outfit for streaming rights.She had to sign a contract stating that in no way was the radio station itself aware of her personal music hobby.Shes still in court over itEarlier this year in Italy there was a DJ arrested for having use of over 5000 mp3splus over 1000 movie filesthey came to the nightclub where he playstook his stufftook equipment from the clubetc etcbut your correct on one main point.........it matters whos watching but most importantlywhat they see you doing.it does matter whos watching. On certain torrent sites, they have software, and if the developer of the software asks for their software to be remove, the torrent site removes it, but at the same time there is tons of other shit....I guess it depends.When ever I make a beat, I copyright it, and since I am registered with ASCAP, if anyone ever stole it and played it, ASCAP would take care of it. For example, if your playing my song, and I email you and say, take it down or pay me, you might not care. However, if ASCAp and their lawyers contacted you, its alot different and holds more weight.I mean, piracy is pretty crazy these days, but even optimum online promotes it. They only ask you DO NOT share files. In other words, you can download, but not upload.from their site.http://www.optonline.net/Cservice/Article?CID=type%3Dreg%26channel%3D68%26article%3D1993918Are you exposing your personal files to the Internet? Or running a server without even knowing it?If you use a peer-to-peer application without disabling the file sharing option, the whole Internet can have access to files on your hard drive. The University of Chicago publishes a handy reference* for disabling file sharing on various peer-to-peer applications. By disabling file sharing, you can continue to enjoy the Internet services you like, but you'll keep the network clear for other users. And you'll stay clear of the restriction against running servers found in the Optimum Online Residential Terms of Service. strange isnt it...as for your friend, yes she was on FM. Thats falls under the jurisdiction of the FCC, hence thats why she violated federal law...again, I doubt they are going to go after a DJ for posting mixes online, they have bigger fish to catch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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