Every once in a while something comes along that just makes 100% sense. Something simple that's easy to understand, use and shows immediate results. This morning I took a call from a client on tour down under. His latest single had hit the digital beatport shelves in the late part of the week. Despite our initial efforts to produce quality content and make the first page of Google ours, a few illegal files had already crept up to 6,7 and 9. If you didn't fancy any of those versions, fear not, the following four pages were enough to make any musician feel slightly nauseous. What can you do...? Really? We all know it happens, and most people have accepted it as a way of life. Ever since music could be made on a laptop the market has been saturated with so much shite, well... anyway... I digress... It's now common knowledge that a DJ/Producer's main income is made from touring. Fair do's. However, there are some services out there which can help those artists who aren't all about the gigs. Check out this process with approximate timings:
8:30am - I communicate with the aforementioned client in Australia
8:45am - I call www.ripblock.com for the very first time - No answer on the landline. So, with it being the weekend, I opted for the info@ email rather than calling some poor buggers mobile
9:36am - Ripblock get back in touch via email.
9:55am - We make the choice of service and pay via paypal.
10:52am - The first of 46 emails arrive in my inbox confirming that under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512 has been sent, a request has been made for the removal of (name of track) on the behalf of (name of label).
11:19am - I receive an email from Ripblock confirming they have cleared everything that is currently online and will maintain the monitoring process for the remainder of our contract (two weeks)
I'm sorry, but how bloody fantastic is that? All for £50? Bargain.
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