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From:
Bill VanLoo
To:
C Hall
Cc:
Date:
Mon, 21 Dec 1998 17:53:11 -0500
Subject:
Re: (idm) DJ rights to music
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<367ED157.B45E369A@sigma6.com>
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quoted 1 line I'm relatively new to the dj mixing process.> I'm relatively new to the dj mixing process.
It's a strange and wonderful thing. Check out Ed Luna's excellent article about this very subject at: http://ele-mental.coil.com/who/eluna/writings/garnier.thoughts.txt
quoted 5 lines I've been taking notice of the DJ Kicks albums.> I've been taking notice of the DJ Kicks albums. > The dj's mix other existing songs of a variety of artists together > with a flow in mind. The works are often listed with their origin. The > "hooks" and lyrics remain from the source song. So, do the source > artists get paid for being used in a mix?
Yup, they get paid, at least if the mix CD is put together by a legitimate label. If you're talking about street-level mixtapes, well, probably not. That's another debate, though.
quoted 3 lines Second, why not just buy the source artist's work?> Second, why not just buy the source artist's work? > > (maybe my answer is, "You do. If you like it.")
That would be my answer, to. Bill / dj marathon -- Sigma6 Interactive Media / http://www.sigma6.com dj marathon: "fibre" up now @ http://www.flatplastic.com/