It looks like SoundCloud is well and truly on the way back up, with recent news confirming that users can now upload DJ mixes without the fear of having them pulled down; an update that was rumoured earlier this yea..
While speaking with German publication Groove on their new paid subscription service ‘SoundCloud GO‘, Eric Wahlforss – co-founder and CTO – confirmed that the streaming giant has found an answer to the longstanding issues that DJ mixes have faced on the site.
“Previously, because you could only legally upload DJ mixes to SoundCloud if you had the rights to all the tracks in the mix, at the instigation of the owners of the rights we had to take down mixes with copyrighted material.” he said.
“During the negotiations for SoundCloud Go, we achieved agreement with collecting societies like GEMA in Germany, making these problems a thing of the past – even for users who do not subscribe.
“This means that DJ mixes are now legal and problem-free on SoundCloud. So this is a very positive news for DJs. Furthermore, mixes should not be interrupted by advertising.”
(Quotes translated by Digital DJ Tips)
However, SoundCloud Go has been around since March, and although mixes may now be fine to upload in some territories, they have not confirmed this is the case for all territories. There has been no further comment from SoundCloud on the matter.
Despite seeming fairly legit, we wouldn’t get our hopes up just yet; but it is a definite step in the right direction for SoundCloud after a fairly bumpy year.
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