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ARIA Sells a Licence for DJs to Format Shift Music

Posted by samzenpus on from the next-up-a-whistling-tax dept.

lucas writes "The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) has set up a new licence to let DJs format shift their music to use at gigs. DJs will need to pay a licence fee to copy music they already own legally from one format to another for ease of use, and as a back-up in case originals get lost or stolen. Criminal penalties for DJs involved in "music piracy" are up to sixty thousand dollars and 5 years imprisonment. There are also on-the-spot fines of over one thousand dollars."

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  1. Re:No "fair use" in Australia by jd · · Score: 4, Funny

    I curse the ARIA with a plague of Rolf Harrises! And may they never guess what it is!

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    It's a small world and it smells funny; I'd buy another if it wasn't for the money; Take back what I paid (SoM)
  2. Re:In other news... by Slimee · · Score: 5, Funny

    Botany Bay is to be used to house all Botany Bay is actually quite a nice place now. The people we really don't like get sent to Woomera, Christmas Island and Naru. I seem to remember a country that sent people it didn't like to another island too a long time ago...hmmmmm
  3. Re:In other news... by jd · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ah! And the ones you hate, loath and despise, you exile to Canberra.

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    It's a small world and it smells funny; I'd buy another if it wasn't for the money; Take back what I paid (SoM)