After several years not DJing, I decided to get a little DJ mixing console and some software to make some new mixes and play around with making music again. I unpacked my Numark Mixtrack Pro, threw on some Pendulum and Shock One, and started recording. It sounded pretty good. So up it went to Soundcloud. Then I got this email:
It said my mix "...may contain content that is owned or licensed by Warner Music UK (Pendulum, Witchcraft).
As a result, we have paused the upload of your audio for the time being."
Hrm, ok. Maybe it's not going up. But what is legal anyway? At any given time you can find tons of free mixes online, rippable from youtube or from any of 1000 other source on the internet, but I can't post a 20 minute mix on Soundcloud? I found a few good articles, but to summarize it, any webcast or live performance you technically need all the rights from the labels to play their tracks (whether you're being paid or not). Oh well. I guess I just won't go pro with this.
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