Deadmau5, Zhu, & Krewella Lead Petition To Reform Digital Millennium Copyright Act

So if you’ve been living under a rock this year so far, then you probably don’t know all the drama between Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple, Youtube, and several other music streaming platforms. But pretty much a lot of people’s mixes and music have been getting taken down due to copyright infringement. Of course this is upsetting to many people considering that half the time it’s just DJs trying to put up their mix that get taken down. Considering the fact that our generation is so tech savy and especially in the Dance Music scene there is a lot of sampling, blending, and overlapping we don’t really consider that “stealing” as these outdated copyright laws do.

Because of this 180 Singers and songwriters have signed a petition that will be posted in an ad coming out soon in Washington DC magazines including Zhu, Deadmau5 and Krewella. The ad calls for reform to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which regulates copyright online. The act which was passed in 1998 protects websites like YouTube from copyright infringement as long as they respond to takedown notices from rights holders.

Artists usually are hesitant to get involved in copyright policy debates, but this time several signed an April 1st petition on the same issue. Like the petition many artists signed in 2012 against the Internet Radio Fairness Act, which would have lowered online radio royalties, this represents a rare case in which most of the music business agrees on something for once. The major labels involved are now negotiating deals.

So hopefully a resolution is found soon that allows for the creativity of individual artists across the board be able to blend together the several elements of music all around the world. Through this we ultimately find new sounds and styles all in all, so it really should be looked at as a positive event!

Source: EDMTunes