Digital DJs Unaware of Copyright Law

Posted by Zonk on Friday January 13, 2006 @07:33AM from the less-talk-more-music-slashdot-radio dept.

CookieJago74 writes "The BBC reports that if you're a DJ, playing your digital copies of files off a laptop or mp3 player is illegal. The UK royalty collection agency, PPL, demands that such DJs pay £200 for a license in order to do so. From the article, 'Many DJs are still unwittingly breaking the law by playing unlicensed digital copies of tracks months after a new permit scheme began, the BBC has found. This includes legally-purchased downloads, which are normally licensed only for personal use, as well as copies of tracks from records or CDs.'"

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Re:Article summary is a little misleading by Red+Flayer · 2006-01-13 07:37 · Score: 1, Troll

"Additionally, DJs do not need to pay the liscence if they are playing from CD or vinyl."

That's because there is a surcharge on blank media to cover this, should they be playing from a copied CD.

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Were you successful? by commodoresloat · 2006-01-13 08:32 · Score: 0, Troll

Did they blow you?