Comments on: Induce Act 2 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/2362 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/2362/comment-page-1#comment-5330 Reader's Write Wed, 08 Sep 2004 02:17:47 +0000 #comment-5330 Don't know what club you worked for, but in the late eighties and early nineties I worked more than 25 clubs between Chicago and Milwaukee. Every single club had an ASCAP and BMI license that covered the music I turned (yes this would include samples and beats whether done by the original artists or not.) When we did tie-ins with radio broadcasters over stereo phone lines, we were redundantly protected by BOTH parties licenses. If you were spinning unlicensed parties, open to the public, charging fees or not (not merely family gatherings like weddings, house parties, etc.) I can see your point. But, as a professional DJ, it's YOUR job to make sure the proper licensure is in place before you spin to a public audience. Don’t know what club you worked for, but in the late eighties and early nineties I worked more than 25 clubs between Chicago and Milwaukee. Every single club had an ASCAP and BMI license that covered the music I turned (yes this would include samples and beats whether done by the original artists or not.)

When we did tie-ins with radio broadcasters over stereo phone lines, we were redundantly protected by BOTH parties licenses.

If you were spinning unlicensed parties, open to the public, charging fees or not (not merely family gatherings like weddings, house parties, etc.) I can see your point.

But, as a professional DJ, it’s YOUR job to make sure the proper licensure is in place before you spin to a public audience.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/2362/comment-page-1#comment-5319 Reader's Write Tue, 07 Sep 2004 21:52:43 +0000 #comment-5319 So basically they're ADMITTING they have no interest whatsoever in making a decent law. Rather, they're just trying to slap one together with elmer's glue in 24 hours *just* so they can put specific rival companies that the big bad entertainment industry doesn't like out of business? God damn, can we sue Congress under Anti-trust and anti-competition laws? So basically they’re ADMITTING they have no interest whatsoever in making a decent law. Rather, they’re just trying to slap one together with elmer’s glue in 24 hours *just* so they can put specific rival companies that the big bad entertainment industry doesn’t like out of business?

God damn, can we sue Congress under Anti-trust and anti-competition laws?

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/2362/comment-page-1#comment-5311 Reader's Write Tue, 07 Sep 2004 09:40:17 +0000 #comment-5311 I couldn't agree more!!!!!!!!!!! I couldn’t agree more!!!!!!!!!!!

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