what a bunch of Right Irritating Anal Arseh*les! :)
-----Original Message-----
From: jonathan morse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Fri 30/01/2004 11:00
To: 313@hyperreal.org
Cc:
Subject: (313) RIAA v. DJ's
DJs mix CDs attacked in attempt to control copyright
Words: Terry Church
The Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) has launched
a new campaign against DJs in an attempt to control copyright
infringement.
They have already confiscated $100,000¹s worth of mix CDs
from independent record stores across the US.
DJ mix CDs, sold in almost every independent record store are
on the whole unlicensed and technically illegal to distribute. However,
DJs and producers alike often rely upon these illegal mixes in order
to gain credibility, and to promote themselves to the general public.
The practice is in fact approved of by most producers who see it
as fundamental to the survival of the dance scene - even if it is
their tracks that are being copied and played without permission.
This latest attack by the RIAA is therefore hypocritical
they claim that their pursuit of copyright infringement is primarily
in the interest of the artist, yet most dance producers actually
approve of and rely upon this illegal distribution.
The dance scene relies upon these Œillegal¹ ways to
survive,
and it seems that the only people who actually care about
this particular copyright infringement are not the artists themselves
but the record companies who are only involved in the dance
scene for profit.
