After this was discussed we reviewed it the Don's room and it was decided it was a grey area ( we have not seen anything that defines the law ) so it would not be allowed, sorry
If you can provide a link which covers definitive law on this then let us know and we can have a look
Many others have been deleted
There is no definitive law for or against, which is annoying.
Freely distributed mixes are the greyest of grey areas.
Provided that no money is being made off them, pretty much all dance music labels see dj mixes are a form of free advertising, and as such do not do anything against them, unless included tracks are pre-released.
Whereas normal radio pays royalties to artists/labels when tracks are played, the dance industry sort of runs in reverse, with labels looking to get track exposure to boost interest and sales.
Radio shows like A State of Trance and Trance Around The World don't pay any royalties to artists, because they are essentially doing them a favour. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if labels actually paid the big name djs to play their tracks in the first place.
But it is totally understandable from OCUK's point of view, you have no reason to risk a grey area.
It's just a shame that we can't do here what has been done on numerous other forums to cover such eventualities, which is to allow links to pages where a mix can be downloaded, but not a direct link to the mix. This way, where the file is actually hosted is held accountable for any legal action should it happen. There are loads of mix hosting websites out there, so linking to them puts any legal onus on them should something come about from the mixes they host.
I can dream though
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