DEED FOR DJS

MIXES WITH RIGHTS.

Remixes, edits and sample based tracks with paper behind them, so a set does not become a legal problem.

THE SITUATION

A DJ's catalogue is a catalogue of other people's work. Edits, bootlegs, remixes and unreleased tracks all live in a grey area that used to be tolerated and increasingly is not.

As mixes get monetised on streaming platforms and radio stations, the missing clearances turn into missing income, and sometimes into takedowns of entire back catalogues.

THE RISKS

WHAT BREAKS.

01
UNAPPROVED REMIXES
A remix that gets big before the original artist has approved it.
02
UNCLEARED SAMPLES
A loop lifted from a record whose rights holder is watching.
03
MIX MONETISATION
A DJ set uploaded to a platform that pays out to the tracks in it, and none to the DJ.
04
PROMO POOL DRAMA
Unreleased tracks shared in pools and leaked, with no signed record of what was promoted and to whom.
05
AI STEM SEPARATION
Stems generated from finished tracks and used without permission.
HOW DEED HELPS

FOUR STEPS.

01DROP

Upload the track, the source and the intended use.

02EXAMINE

Deed flags samples and remixes that need permission, and identifies the rights holders.

03EXECUTE

Send licence and remix approval requests as signable links, with terms and splits.

04DEFEND

Monitor for uses of your own edits and issue licences or takedowns when they appear.

QUESTIONS
+Do I need permission for an edit?
For anything you release or monetise, yes. Deed drafts the request and tracks the response.
+How do sample splits usually land?
Depends on the sample and the deal. Deed shows the range and helps you land a split both sides can sign.
+Can I control who separates my stems with AI?
You can require permission. Deed's terms make the answer machine readable so tools that respect it will.

START A DEED.