starzkj said:
Joe, the license for public use or public performance is ASCAP and BMI developed by the music industry to compensate composers. Specifically addresses DJ / KJ versus live performance. If they are paying it that is the only license that exists and anyone would be hard pressed to file a claim against anyone.
As far as logic... paid for product, paid for public performance, provide receipts, logically, you are OK.
on other point, digital copies are far more accurate than analog. Download sequences verify data bit by bit on the file. Once again, point out the law that covers this like Athena attempted to do. Separate post.
Sorry, but NO on two counts:
1) DJ performances, and KJ shows where
lyrics are displayed in sync to the music are two completely different things.
2) Digital copies more accurate than analogue? I'm an EE and ET, and this is COMPLETELY wrong.:
Most complete audio range: Vinyl records
Cleanest sound: CD's
High end audio tapes have more audio range than a CD, Less clean than a CD.
.WAV files aren't bad, but lose a little of everything.
MP3 files are audio junk files. They were designed for quick transfer over what was a slow media, for storage on what was very expensive storage at the time. Single layer linear files- their original purpose was sampling only. If one liked the track, they would buy the real thing.
They were never designed to be a music source. Conversion to MP3 deletes a large portion of audio info, especially range and depth,which is why about 15% of the genpop- including me- can't stand listening to them. ( This is the main reason that I'm disc based- nothing to do with the current crap). Kind of funny in a way- My midrange hearing isn't all that great. Those who hear the difference have, like me, exceptional hearing in the high or low ranges.
MP3s are NOWHERE near accurate in comparison to analogue, or even the digital multilayer files on a CD.
Don't believe it? Take a .BIN file, convert it to MP3, and check content. Or, if you wish to be more scientific, put a track from the disc on an scope, then an MP3, where you will see the lack of range, random compressions and keychanges, dropouts, etc. This will prove that whether you hear the difference or not, large alterations have been made to the original manufacturer's product.
If you convert, you are altering the manufacturer's product, and making it you own- and your responsibility.
It may be arguable that if you copied the original files- without converting to MP3 or .Wav- to your PC that it is then just a backup- I don't know. However, once you ALTER the mfrs. product, it can no longer be their responsibility, because it is different than the product that they sold.