echostar Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 how are dj's allowed to play records and sell mix cd's, i thought you cant play them publicly, let alone sell them....do you need permission?------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenman Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 is is waved off for them? ------------------ Hey Mr. DJ put a record on, i wanna dance with my baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echostar Posted April 2 Author Report Share Posted April 2 Originally posted by goldenman:is is waved off for them? i doubt it...i need to find out cuz i wanna dj------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echostar Posted April 3 Author Report Share Posted April 3 someone has to know...------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoonyd Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 clubs and bars that have dj's performing live (or play any music) are required to pay licensing fees to ASCAP. The onus is upon the establishment, not the DJ.It runs around $500 a year I believe, but I could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 I'm an ASCAP member, so here's a quick rundown of my limited understanding of it. The club you spin at pays a yearly fee to ASCAP (and/or other rights organizations) to cover the rights to play music written by its members. Radio stations and even bars with jukeboxes operate the same way. So spinning at a club is ok -- the venue is basically paying for the rights for you play what you want. If you wanna do a mix tape, that's another story. You have to buy the rights to use both the song (from the writer/publishing company) and the mechanical rights to the specific recording (usually from the record company). That's why DJs make so little money from mix CDs -- there's a ton of people taking a slice of the pie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
back2basics- Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 Ok here is a little tip...Go to your record store and buy ONLY white lables. You need a good relationship with your man at the store but if you do you will get song's that nobody has put there name to.They ain't copyright at that stage so it's all good. Well actually i am not 100% on the law over here, but i have NEVER herd of anybody getting sued. Use something like 'the cost of this CD is for the creative influence in the mixing and NOT for the songs themselves'------------------I want to go out blazing..not fade away.Trust in the currency of relationships, it's hard to earn but easy to loose - back2basics [This message has been edited by back2basics- (edited 04-03-2001).] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echostar Posted April 3 Author Report Share Posted April 3 woo hoo thanks everyone------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echostar Posted April 3 Author Report Share Posted April 3 woo hoo thanks everyone------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echostar Posted April 4 Author Report Share Posted April 4 fine dont respond! you all suck!!!! ------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exodust Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 EZ there killer!!!------------------An bag of KB's $50A glass bubbler $85A lighter $ 1Getting HIGH PRICELESS"WAKE UP TO FIND OUT THAT YOU ARE THE EYES OF THE WORLD" - Grateful Dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycetouch Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 I'm pretty sure if you use anyone else's work you have to get copywrite permission and gotta dish off some $$$ if you make money. I would stick to remixing non-pop stuff before I mess with the biggies if I were you. Ask b2b, he ought to know.------------------ Accountz Reeceevin' Ain't For No Candy-Ass Temps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexxxi Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 I believe the way it works is:-You spin something in a club all is good-You spin something onto an album for retail sale you have to get permission for copy write purposes ------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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