well for my english course, we were given a little simple project to do. below is an example
(example) TOPIC - the recent rise in violent among teenages.
(example) Comment - can be traced to their widespread unsupervised use of violent video games
so i needed to come up with something similar to the above so i decided house music/DJ-ing. under comments are arguments defending DJ-ing. (my prof argued with me about DJ-ing, and the point of this exercise is to come up with arguments defending DJ-ing since its what i choose to write) the title thread was given by my professor which motivated me to think of ideas to defend it and so i have listed some below.
FEEL FREE TO PUT YOUR 2 CENTS ON IT.
Topic
DJ’s are entertainers who throws a show for people, not steal other peoples hard earned work.
Comments
It’s legit for DJ’s to spin other people songs as long as the DJ’s don’t claim it as their own. For example, DJ’s are not selling and or making a profit of any sort from other peoples work.
when a DJ spins somebody else music, they are marketing another artist product which would increase the original artist/producers sales rather than the person(DJ) playing the song at the club who doesn’t profit.
no Honest DJ would every claim a song of someone elses is his. He plays it because he likes the song, and thinks others will enjoy it
the artist is paid a royalty for every time said tracks or albums are purchased. The club pays a licensing fee so they can play whatever type of music they want in there without it turning into a “you played my song, I’m going to sue you”
The song being played at the club has no bearing on the artists income. In fact, the song being played has increased the income for the original artist If the song is good enough to get the crowds attention.
IF you understand where this is going then feel free to drop your 2 cents on to this. just a sentence. now off the records i don’t know if it is illegal. maybe to the IRS unless clubs are putting people on a payroll and receiving checks every 2 weeks. but yeah this is just an assignment and i wanted to see if anyone wanted to add on anything to it b4 i submit it tomorrow
well we’re talking 50% of culture here and the different types of cultures in this world. i’m using music as in example. and how house music has all type of genre’s that attracts certain cultures. and so forth. sentence 3 n 4 touches the topic. and i didn’t say that tribal should appeal to them. i said tribal is more likely to be heard by Africans because it has that flavor in their songs and plus the beat. there are a various types of house music and each one has a impact on certain cultures etc. hrm maybe i should remove the culture thing and just do it without culture so it sounds less racist if thats what people will think about it. so instead i’d just leave it as what it is but removing talkin about culture, i wouldnt want people in class to think im from the KKK or anything lol
ok i removed the cultural thing. and edit other parts too. re-read it and share your opinion about DJing
All those points are awesome. You might use the illustration of a racing team and their driver. Without a dedicated “professional” driver, the racing team has not shot of winning. Without the racing team the driver has nothing to race. Together they form a winning synergy. But both recognize their place. The driver doesn’t claim it was all him, and doesn’t claim that he “built” the car, and vice-versa, the team doesn’t take credit for the promotional benefits they receive by having a winning driver. Same with artist and DJs. You might even throw radio Djs in there to. Would Beyoce and Lady Gaga be as huge today if DJs didn’t spin their stuff, especially on the airwaves? Would the radio stations and clubs and by proxy, DJs, be in business if they didn’t have the artist, and instead had to make all their own music?
you need to read the copyright laws before writing a paper, not make assumtions on it. my old roommate was in charge of the copyright section of a publishing company and after discussing it, we discovered there were some interesting gray areas. and that isnt including bootlegging and illegal sampling.
TODAY IN CLASS. [college btw] i took my 5 points i have above in my first post and i argued against my professor and he didn’t know how to reply back so i won, and dj is legal and legit. kthx see ya later kid.
so now i’m going to write an essay on (due next wednesday) essay is
intro = many people believe sampling music is theft. however, dj’s are entertainers who throws a show for people, not steal other peoples hard earned work.
body paragraph 1 = it’s leit for DJ’s to spin other people songs as long as the dj’s don’t claim it as their own. For example, DJ’s are not selling and or making a profit of any sort from other peoples work. No honest DJ would ever claim a son of someone elses is his. He plays it because he likes the song, and thinks others will enjoy it.
body paragraph 2 = When a dj spins somebody else music, they are marketing another artist product which would increase the oriinal artist/producers sales rather than the person(DJ) playing the song at the club who doesn’t profit. The song being played at the club has no bearing on the artists income. In fact, the song being played has increased the income for the original artist, if the song is good enough to get the crowds attention.
body paragraph 3 = the artist is paid a royalty for every time said tracks or albums are purchased. the club pays a licensing fee so they can play whatever type of music they want in the club without it turning into a “you played my song, i’m goin to sue you”
yes of course each body paragraphs are ideas and will be expanded while i write my essay. i’m the only student today who battled and defended my topic w/ the professor and probably the only student out of 30 other students who has all this down n ready to begin that paper. the point of this essay and every paper everyone has to write is just to defend w/e they choose to write, so in this paper i will be defending dj’s.
