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Commandment no.9 issues and doubts

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  • August 28, 2011 at 6:04 pm #6504
    Michael Fuchs
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    Truthfully, I think you should relax a little bit concerning the legality of music downloading and playing. I mean, I see what you’re saying and why you’re curious, but so far I have seen 4 posts in the last 3 days by you, all concerning illegal downloading of music, and your signature is that big picture of Bart saying “I will not download illegal music”. I agree with you that DJ’s should get their music legally, but maybe turn it down a notch or so, because we all already know. Just so you know, I’m not mad or trying to sound mean or anything, just trying to nicely say my point. I completely agree with your reasoning though. 🙂

    August 28, 2011 at 6:52 pm #6506
    AshtheRookieDJ
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    You are Right on that, sometimes my enthusiasm can takeover myself, but the fact you said “because we all already know” that is the whole point, we know its happening, we know its there, but how many of us are taking action? very few. I am college student, aspiring DJ and nothing else, so the best I can do is spread the word and encourage people and at the same time become a better DJ. Nevertheless I appreciate your concern, i am truthfully open to any kind of criticism since that is how a Dj, even any kind of person learns and grow,next time could you send or post any other concern on my member profile wall because at the end of this sentence, i still haven’t received any abstract answer to my first post/question. Other members with same doubts will see the posts and I don’t want them to not find their solutions.

    cheers

    August 28, 2011 at 10:32 pm #6513
    ellgieff
    Member

    I think you misread the commandment, bro. The suggestion about streaming “other” music was about streaming stuff you’re not intending to play in your set – so for personal listening, don’t clog up your DJ software with, say, the entire back-catalogue of AC/DC.

    I ignored it, being in one of those countries that doesn’t have those kinds of streaming sites available.

    August 28, 2011 at 11:56 pm #6516
    AshtheRookieDJ
    Member

    Ok, so keep the streaming for personal use…. well makes some sense now, although in the end i would not bother streaming, but still i guess it helps saving up those GB since its like water for a digital Deejay. Thanks again ellgieff. And yes being in a country where neat websites like these are not available is kinda frustrating, i guess ill add that website to VEVO and other stuff my country can’t have……

    August 29, 2011 at 12:33 pm #6545
    Emma Partnow
    Member

    I don’t have Spotify in my Country either Ash; and as soon as I realised that I just forgot about it; because it is a Service that has to Paid For as well; and who is to know (until we have Paid) what Value it will be to us Personally; (even if there was a Month’s Trial – what can you do in a Month)
    I am Pleased I Don’t have Access to ‘Everything’ in the World; as the Discovery of New Tracks – Once A Day or Once A Week – is an Excellent Source Of Joy 🙂

    September 24, 2011 at 10:59 am #1001747
    Phil Morse
    Keymaster

    It’s a big question, and I’m aware it’s different wherever in the world you are.

    September 24, 2011 at 3:33 pm #1001750
    U31
    Member

    I think the point about downloading vast quantities of music is, how will you ever sort out the wheat from the chaff?

    Phil has pointed out on many occasions that less is very often more, even to the point where he deleted his library and kept a small amount of his core choons.
    Madness?

    Well lets think about that.
    Phil will now get to know those tunes INSTINCTIVELY. There isn’t a vast choice to now fall back on, so this and knowing every nuance of his music library he will be FORCED to be become more creative with what he has available.
    Forced to be creative with the tunes he has kept. Meaning the tunes he loves.
    Who benefits? The audience!
    Trust me when the DJ is having a blast, the audience will pick up on that vibe

    The true evil of mass downloading for a DJ is you just dont know, can not know what you have.
    There might be a real killer track whos name you dont know in there somewhere, hiding among the many thousands and you’ll never know unless one day you play it by accident

    September 27, 2011 at 6:45 am #7915
    mr_john
    Member

    I stole this from the Dance music Manual…
    As record companies and artists continue to tighten the laws on copyright, our musical palette is becoming more and more limited, and experimental music born from utilizing past samples is being replaced with ‘popcorn’ music in order to ensure that the monies returned are enough to cover the original fee for using a sample.
    Whereas scientists are free to build upon past work without having to pay their peers and film directors are free to copy the past, disgracefully music no longer exhibits that same flexibility. With the current copyright laws, musicians can no longer appropriate from the past without a vast amount of paperwork, a good solicitor, a large wallet and an understanding record company.
    Record companies anxiously await the next ‘big thing ’ and voice concerns over the lack of new musical ideas and genres. Yet, in the same breath they are – perhaps unintentionally – industriously locking down culture and placing countless limitations on our very creativity. The musical freedom that our predecessors experienced and built upon has all but vanished.
    Without the freedom to borrow and develop on the past, creativity is stifled and with that our culture can only slow to a grinding pace. To quote Laurence Leesig: ‘A society free to borrow and build upon the past is culturally richer than a controlled one’.

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