pirated music
so is there a risk involved in mixing in clubs or parties with pirated music? i read a waaaaaaaay old article on here about a dj that got fined 1.4 million euros for mixing with pirated music.
yes there is, there are random inspections in the UK, AUS, and the US that i know of.. im sure there are others.
now move on to a different subject, as this talk isn’t condoned around here.
EDIT: its not just clubs that get fined, its the DJ’s too. you get busted - they WILL audit you… take your cd’s, dvd’s, computers, harddrives etc. and unless you can provide proof of ownership of the materials they will keep it all and charge you.
alright… is this a far enough topic: how would i prove ownership of a digital download via amazon or something? through email?
That actually brings up a valid question…
Just how DO you keep track of the proof of ownership for hundreds or thousands of tracks? print all the emails?
You usually get an email stating the purchase. That should be enough as proof.
not to mention, i delete my emails. and there are several online stores i buy from that dont keep track of my purchases. i know itunes and possibly amazon do. but itunes recently deleted my entire account (no bs) “accidentally” and i lost all purchase history. it didnt effect the music i purchased but it scares me cause i dont have proof of my songs now.
and of course there are soundcloud things as well. and i have some remixes i use that i cant find to buy that i got off a cd from a friend. so if i dont have the opportunity to buy it, how can they fine me for not purchasing it? (i checked for being able to purchase for higher quality)
and i do have 15,000 songs, so if i was taken to court am i supposed to print out 15,000 emails? thats like all the amazon… the hippies would hate me.
Don’t worry about the itunes account thing. Every iTunes track says “Purchased Audio File” when you select “Get Info.” Amazon Tracks don’t but I’m sure that they stay in your order history.
thats relieving, i never noticed it saying that.
some record labels digitally watermark their free promos too, sometimes with the recipients name… and to the best of my knowledge the digital watermarks transfer if re-encoded to other/same formats and even burnt to cd (or if ripped from cd if thats how you originally received it).
Just pay for your tunes then you have no worries 
Most ripped downloaded tracks vary in sound quality. You never get wav files. So mostly
they good to practice a set with or for self enjoyment.
If you are dj-ing and making a profit then it would be wise to buy the .wav files. That way you
have proper consistent sound quality and most of all support for the producers.
yeah, i do buy my stuff besides a few cd type instances. im an audiophile, i cant stand bad quality blehh. im sure that having a few songs i cant show prove of shouldnt keep me up at night.. i hope
This thread raises an issue that I’d never even heard of before… interesting.
So what happens if you buy a CD, legitimately, and rip it to your computer, but you don’t have a receipt?
Even doing that’s illegal innit? here it is anyways
If you did this, the physical cd should be the proof.
Not sure about that mate, how you suppose to get it on your ipod etc..?
it was illegal everywhere basically up until a year or two ago and is still a grey area in many regions. things are opening up to a point now tho, since governments are finally updating archaic laws to bring them into the digital age.
technology moves faster than laws and governments take their time to notice, and what is relevant today may not be the case tomorrow!
EDIT: to the best of my knowledge, in most countries purchasing music now grants you a license to move it to 1 other format. so if you buy a cd you can rip an mp3 and vice versa if its for PERSONAL use.
Oh yeah that’s right, I knew at least it used to be over here… not sure anymore though. Always thought that was ridiculous.
This may seem a bit ridiculous but I recently got rid of all my cd’s too. Last yearish. So what about all that music on my iTunes from there? This thread is making me more and more paranoid >.> <.<
no proof of purchase? no physical media?
you better find your paddle before heading down shit creek mate!