ProDub Licence
DJmark is the ORIGINAL and MOST COMPREHENSIVE quality assessment standard for the UK mobile disco industry. We exist purely to help our members adhere to best practice and improve their business models through example and coaching.
If you are copying legally-purchased copyrighted music from one format to another (digitally, or from vinyl, CD etc.) for use in your professional or semi-professional working life, you need to purchase a ProDub licence.
FULL DETAILS are available at the MCPS/PRS Alliance website HERE
"Subsequent Years" Licencing
ProDub is now into it's second year of operation, and members who purchased the original ProDub with a minimum track commitment of 5,000 are now able to buy a "Top-Up" licence for 1,000 songs at a much reduced rate. For some, even 1,000 is still a massive number - most party DJs with a strong collection might only be adding a couple of hundred tracks - but for the cost of this Top-Up at less than £2 per week (tax-deductible, don't forget!), it's a small price to pay to remain legal.
DJmark's Stance
DJmark supports the ProDub initiative but understands that there is an ongoing degree of confusion about what is/isn't covered by the licence - we will be monitoring and contributing to the various forums and FAQs on the matter to ensure we are fully briefed at all times.
Our stance therefore is to require members to either produce a copy of their ProDub licence, or a disclaimer if they feel that one is not required, depending on their business practices. Members who continue to work with 100% original physical media will be exempt from the above. Once a disclaimer has been made, members won't need to update this declaration until such time as a ProDub licence is purchased.
