Digital DJs 'unaware of copy law'

Iria · Jan 13, 2006, 06:16 PM

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.

The annual licences, costing £200 plus VAT, were introduced by royalty collection agency PPL in September.

DJs who copy tracks onto computers or MP3 players without one are breaking copyright law, the organisation says.

But Radio 1 DJ Fergie told Newsbeat he did not know about the licences and doubted many other DJs did either.

The licences are needed by any DJ who wants to store digital copies of sound recordings to use when playing in public.
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aaronbond · Jan 13, 2006, 09:27 PM

I wonder how this effects American buyers of Euro records.

Jan 13, 2006, 06:16 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Digital DJs 'unaware of copy law' 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. The annual licences, costing £200 plus VAT, were introduced by royalty collection agency PPL in September. DJs who copy tracks onto computers or MP3 players without one are breaking copyright law, the organisation says. But Radio 1 DJ Fergie told Newsbeat he did not know about the licences and doubted many other DJs did either. The licences are needed by any DJ who wants to store digital copies of sound recordings to use when playing in public. __________ Read More / Source: BBC News

Jan 13, 2006, 09:27 PM	#2
aaronbond DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 86 Rep Power: 0	I wonder how this effects American buyers of Euro records.