# Legality?? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** legal, nashville, live-stream\ **Created:** [December 18, 2009, 4:46am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/legality/7634 "2009-12-18T04:46:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![djpinecone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@djpinecone](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/djpinecone)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 4:46am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/legality/7634/1 "2009-12-18T04:46:01Z")
**Legality??** I am a dj in Nashville,TN that is setting up a show weekly at a rock climbing gym. I will be playing electronic music and would like to set up a live stream radio show via stickam. I am wondering the legal issues with this. Does anybody have any advice? ---
**Author:** ![Xonetacular](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/xonetacular/32/13588_2.png) [@Xonetacular](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Xonetacular)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 4:52am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/legality/7634/2 "2009-12-18T04:52:25Z")
> [@djpinecone](#): > > I am a dj in Nashville,TN that is setting up a show weekly at a rock climbing gym. I will be playing electronic music and would like to set up a live stream radio show via stickam. I am wondering the legal issues with this. Does anybody have any advice? What legal issues? There are none, don’t worry about it. End of thread. ---
**Author:** ![DvlsAdvct](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/dvlsadvct/32/15020_2.png) [@DvlsAdvct](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/DvlsAdvct)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 5:16am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/legality/7634/3 "2009-12-18T05:16:58Z")
If you aren’t charging for subscribers to the stream or selling advertisements there are no issues. ---
**Author:** ![djpinecone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@djpinecone](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/djpinecone)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 6:02am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/legality/7634/4 "2009-12-18T06:02:56Z")
so as long as my music is puchased, I wont have a problem with ascap, bmi, or seasac. ---
**Author:** ![DvlsAdvct](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/dvlsadvct/32/15020_2.png) [@DvlsAdvct](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/DvlsAdvct)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/legality/7634/5 "2009-12-18T14:47:50Z")
Well, once you’re spinning for 1000 people a day or something and touring the world and releasing CDs, you’ll need to be concerned. But I doubt asscap, bmi or seasac will give a shit. ---
**Author:** ![sine143](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@sine143](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/sine143)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/legality/7634/6 "2009-12-18T17:45:09Z")
actual legal issues (like ones you will get have to deal with) = none Legal issues in the lawbooks = tons I assume that this rock climbing gym doesnt really have the permits you would find in a club (which allow dj’s to play music that they own, even though they are licensed for private use only). Technically… I mean, you _cant_ play it to other people without the permits, but thats som bs, and as long as the gym has sound permits you will be fine. at least I think that’s what the law says, but I’m just a dumb kid, dont take my word. ---
**Author:** ![djhipnotikk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/djhipnotikk/32/12495_2.png) [@djhipnotikk](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/djhipnotikk)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/legality/7634/7 "2009-12-18T23:00:49Z")
> [@DvlsAdvct](#): > > Well, once you’re spinning for 1000 people a day or something and touring the world and releasing CDs, you’ll need to be concerned. But I doubt asscap, bmi or seasac will give a shit. +1 ---
**Author:** ![iamdj707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/iamdj707/32/13606_2.png) [@iamdj707](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/iamdj707)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/legality/7634/8 "2009-12-19T07:21:14Z")
it is up to the venue to license the music, even your local restaurant, gas station with radio on in store, need to pay licenseing fees to ascap, etc. at least last time i checked with ascap thats what they told me. i have a leter in my storage from ascap stating it is not the performer’s (DJ’s) responsiblity to pay licensing. but things do change. as for the streaming for free, i cant answer it, but i dont think it would be a problem, just call ascap and ask when i have worked with them in the past they were very helpfull.