GEMA reportedly crack down on DJs as well as clubs

[Terpit]

http://www.mixmag.net/words/news/gema-p ... ew-dj-fees

[Riddles]

Such a joke....I bet that most of the tunes played at the non commercial nights aren't signed to labels represented by GEMA. Even if they are, I still don't understand why, if a DJ purchases a song to play, he has to pay to play it.

[Terpit]

Or something that has been copied..

[dickman69]

agents should rush the dj w/ guns & badges & yell at him 2 show digital receipts of all the music hes playing

illegal downloads???

prison 4 life

[Terpit]

agents should rush the dj w/ guns & badges & yell at him 2 show digital receipts of all the music hes playing

illegal downloads???

prison 4 life

This!

[joeki]

I just wonder how they're going to enforce all this? The only way to do so would be through the venues. So even more pressure on them? Bye Bye Berghain!

[garethom]

What about DJs that play full sets of their own productions? Are they gonna have to pay to play their own works?

[syrup]

Such a joke....I bet that most of the tunes played at the non commercial nights aren't signed to labels represented by GEMA. Even if they are, I still don't understand why, if a DJ purchases a song to play, he has to pay to play it.

Well their slovak counterpart works in the way that you purchase a license for 200€ and you play what you want all year long, no one gives a fuck what are you playing and where you get it from. They don't collect money for respective copyright holders, they just parasite for their own profit. So i assume GEMA works somehow similar.

I don't know how it's even possible, it just seems like blatant violation. These fucks have 0 moral value

[nousd]

it could be good if there was a sliding scale:
quality tunnage owes no tax, shit music pays heaps
& a percentage of proceeds is directed towards grants for start-up music-based businesses
such as clubs in deprived areas, sound systems, pressing plants & festivals

[lovelydivot]

How does this work?

Do they have gema agents at everyshow - inspecting and verifying everyones playlists/laptop files?


This is why radio in the states is all classic rock and country...
Here I believe (not completely sure on this) - That if you are an artist...you register with the RIAA (?!)and then once a year or couple times a year - you get cut a flat percentage of what they collect.

After the lawyers and administrators and big labels take a huge payout of course.


This is just what I've read - It could all just be false and unreal.

[3rdeye]

this is absolutely ridiculous!

[bassrael]

izan scum

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gesellscha ... .80.932000

[bassrael]

vinyl ftw

[pembroke]

Kinda weird that they're doing this seeing as most DJs play a lot of unsigned dub plates etc.

Like don't those count as gifts?
Shit they're playing out on request?


I think this would be good for electronic music in germany tbh. Would drive it underground.
Businesses on the other hand are fucked.

[Sexual_Chocolate]

The cost for each one of said 'copied' tracks would be €0.13, and GEMA are even proposing package deals where DJs pay €50 per 500 tracks.

people who have 5,000+ tunes on their laptops are gonna get fucked over.

would not want to be a dj in Germany.

[chekov]

I think this would be good for electronic music in germany tbh. Would drive it underground.

this is what i'm hoping will be the main result

[cloquet]

It's unfair on the public but I think people will just start to boycott Germany. I would.

[wolf89]

I really hope this doesn't fuck up the Berlin music scene before i get a chance to check it out

[Terpit]

Germany's gonna have a lot more vinyl DJs playing out then

[cloquet]

Excellent article on RA covering the past year or so.

http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1757