I think the line is:
Don't sweat the petty stuff and don't pet the sweaty stuff
Don't sweat the petty stuff and don't pet the sweaty stuff
Tig,
I love that you are that passionate about ethics, but consider this.
Police officers, judges, and other officials have all "stretched" the law to fit the situation.
There is a thing called "the SPIRIT of the law".
If you own 50,000 songs that you bought legally and used for your entire career...
I truly don't think that playing one "impossible to purchase" song off the internet, makes you unethical.
I don't disagree - which is why I added my note about "one off's", such as youtube only - but there has to be a limit.
I believe this is true for all of them. But in a fixed location, if service is bad to start with, or Verizon has issues, I don't want to be caught off guard. It's becoming less and less of an issue, but still a potential problemI was under the impression that most streaming services cache the next song or two. Google Play does there are plenty of times I loose service while driving (sometimes for 10-15mi) and the music still plays smoothly.
I don't disagree - which is why I added my note about "one off's", such as youtube only - but there has to be a limit.
I think DJs who scream about using pirated music need to temper their passion and their rhetoric. Like most of you, I'm also careful to make sure my music is purchased but I think we all know that there simply are times where you can't get it through proper channels and yet, we still have clients demanding certain versions. Sometimes, there simply is no other way but to download off youtube. Those who want to make a federal case out of that are being a little unrealistic in their ethical demands.
To mimic politics .. it's not improperly acquiring .. it's alt-sourcing.I agree - however, my initial response was in reply to people not accepting that you can't get a song (which may or may not be available) - and there are times and tons of music that simply cannot be gotten, nor should you feel compelled to make someone believe you could.
There are obviously times where I think stepping outside the line is the only way it will work. I don't think any one person here (or in any other DJ business) has gotten more work because they were able to improperly acquire or play a few songs.
I was under the impression that most streaming services cache the next song or two. Google Play does there are plenty of times I loose service while driving (sometimes for 10-15mi) and the music still plays smoothly.
DJ: "I can't get a copy of that song"
Client: "If I send you a copy, will you play it?"
DJ: "Uhh...."
*Client rips song from youtube, and doesn't care that it sounds like doodoo*
*DJ probably plays the song reluctantly, result is the exact same as if they had ripped it*
I don't like doing it, but if I explained to a client that a track isn't commercially available, and that it won't sound good... but they insist that's the version they want... I'm not here to be the police for their event. I'd play it, and then delete that version so I don't accidentally play it again for anyone else.
There certainly are songs on YouTube that don't sound very good, but there are plenty that sound just fine. I'm no audiophile, nor are most clients, so if the song doesn't sound like complete crap, most people will never complain.
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Holy Cow - quite a conversation!
I try my best to have all of my music from licensed services.
And I do buy from ITunes & Amazon. I found this video informative. Some things I didn't realize.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nELipAfvYeU&t=196s
none of the music I buy or pay to stream gives me the right to use it commercially,
There's probably a disclaimer buried somewhere saying the user must handle all necessary licensing requirements.Apparently one of the largest providers of professional DJ software thinks otherwise.
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VIRTUAL DJ SOFTWARE - [NOTE] Spotify integration in VirtualDJ
Apparently one of the largest providers of professional DJ software thinks otherwise.
View attachment 32740
Interesting thread:
VIRTUAL DJ SOFTWARE - [NOTE] Spotify integration in VirtualDJ