News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Oggify: Download Songs Directly from Spotify by senko on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @04:48AM (#31080915)
> > DJ's should be paying for the music they're playing.

They are, separately from obtaining the material. Look up "performing rights" (which is specifically for songs; it's analogous for recordings, can't remember the exact name now).

> Also, using .mp3 as DJ is unwritten crime.

I would like to meet the person who can hear problems with well-encoded 320kbps mp3 when played in a crowded and noisy club.

Re:Oggify: Download Songs Directly from Spotify by charcircuit on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @05:27AM (#31081113)
The venue is responsible for acquiring performance rights. Not the DJ.
Re:Oggify: Download Songs Directly from Spotify by senko on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @05:35AM (#31081164)
Authors get paid. The point stands, unless you want to argue that both the venue and the DJ should pay.