Guest guru sigma Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 what's the issues on this? i mean, i'm planning to release mixed cds, either by me or by other local dj's in costa rica. i've seen other people do so, so my question is: can i just pull it off? record the cd, label it "dj mix by dj xxxx" and put it on the market? or should i contact each individual artist and ask for their permission? thank you for your input Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest --==MileS==-- Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 Contact each individual artist or their label and ask for their permission.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reece Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 hehehe, jeez, do that and u are gonna have a huge lawsuit on your head my friend!!! if u are intending to sell the cd, you will need to contact the label which released it and owns the rights for the tracks. then u will need to discuss with them a licensing fee, basically u will have to pay them to re-release their material. good luck anyway, but i hope you have a bit of spare cash lying around... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guru sigma Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 man this world's fucked up how about i give them out for free? is there any copyright conflicts for that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DD Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 Yes. You can't do that. Music is always copyrighted. You's actually even have to pay just for DJing the tracks as they are then broadcasted to an audience. But most people one the electronic scene has agreed on letting DJs play em for free as it is good promotion. But you cannot give away music done by others nor sell it without asking the labels for permission and write contract with the labels. Luv DD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 that is just fucked up, its true i've tried contacting a few labels about licensing tracks and they normally come back with "each track is US$1,000 no exceptions" like who the @!#$ has that kind of money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reece Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 hmmm, to me its not fucked up, its called copyright!!!! and its also about labels protecting their interests! whats fucked up about this??!?!?!!?? if u are a serious label owner, then u would have that kind of cash if you really wanted to license a track. but with the wealth of talent around at the moment, why bother with licensing when u can get fresh-cooked goods easier and yes, cheaper!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bugbread Posted June 6, 2002 Share Posted June 6, 2002 Man, it's fucked up that artists want to be paid when their products are used. They should let anybody copy their music for free and listen for free. If they want to eat they can get a job at fucking McDonalds at night and keep making free music by day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guru sigma Posted June 7, 2002 Share Posted June 7, 2002 the artist's winnings should stop at the cd-selling step. once the cd's bought, the money's made. if i paid for it once, why do i have to pay for it twice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted June 7, 2002 Share Posted June 7, 2002 bugbread, you gotta wonder how much $ the label sees and how much the artist sees. if artists could be contacted direct for licensing questions that would give them more power to NOT work at mcdonalds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bugbread Posted June 7, 2002 Share Posted June 7, 2002 Basilisk: Fully agreed. There used to be a site that was set up to pay artists directly for pirated stuff. The basic deal was: you download a CD from audiogalaxy/whatever, but you like the work, so you decide you want to pay the artist. Although you could go out to a store and buy the $20 CD, only maybe $1 (complete guess) gets to the artist, and the rest goes to the label. If you don't actually want or need the CD, the purchase is pretty extraneous anyway. So, if you've D/Led the CD but want to pay the artist, you'd do so through this website, and the $20 would go entirely to the artist. Pretty awesome concept, I think, but I haven't heard anything about the thing in years, so I assume the RIAA shut it down... And yes, I know it has a bad side (if you don't buy the CDs, the record company is less likely to release the artist's next album). Still, seems better than the current setup, where when people pirate the CD they get absolutely no money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Psychedelic AllabertA Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 @!#$ happens when you try to put things like music and money together... Sounds like the labels are pimps and artists their hookers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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