tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post3775527983070698923..comments2024-03-26T10:41:35.852+00:00Comments on The 1709 Blog: DJs and collecting societies in Poland: time for dialogue?Marie-Andree Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17125973798789498436noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post-56277787147107842902014-01-07T08:54:05.769+00:002014-01-07T08:54:05.769+00:00May be a good idea would be to collaborate with Yo...May be a good idea would be to collaborate with Younison (http://www.younison.eu/news/) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post-21944983647442377382014-01-07T00:30:45.542+00:002014-01-07T00:30:45.542+00:00"as to whether they do transfer 100% of the r..."as to whether they do transfer 100% of the royalties they say they have the right to collect. " <br /><br />Given that much of the music played is provably not of polish origin, a related question is: What percentage of the total royalties collected go to the persons who actually played and produced the music and/or How much is redistributed to acquaintances of the polish collection societies?john r walkerhttp://johnrwalker.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post-26043826953823082502014-01-06T16:53:07.481+00:002014-01-06T16:53:07.481+00:00Unauthorised downloading by anyone without the con...Unauthorised downloading by anyone without the consent of the copyright owner is by default theft. (Downloading from iTunes etc. for a payment carries with it implicit consent). It is the copyright owner which decides on the value of the recording. Record companies send free promo copies to the DJ's they wish to have them. DJ's can contact record companies and ask to be put on the mailing list. However for a DJ to download and claim immunity because of the use to which it is put does not negate the fact that it is still theft. If I take an orange without the consent of the orange's owner and give to someone in the hope they will like the flavour and buy an orange themselves ...Peter Herringnoreply@blogger.com