How Licensing Works On Bandcamp (for DJs)
How Licensing Works On Bandcamp (for DJs and Producers) Bandcamp is a Distribution Platform - Not a Licensing Platform This is the biggest misunderstanding for new DJs & remixers: Bandcamp does not handle any licensing for you. It’s a digital shopfront. They give you the tools to: Upload music (tracks, EPs, albums, mixes, edits) Sell downloads Sell physical stuff (vinyl, CDs, merch) Stream previews But they don’t clear any rights. You, the uploader, are fully responsible for making sure you own or have licensed everything you’re selling. So What’s Allowed? ✅ Allowed: 100% original productions that you wrote and recorded. Remixes if you have explicit written permission (or an official remix contract). Covers if you’ve sorted a mechanical license for downloads. (Very few DJs bother with this - more on that below.) ❌ Not Allowed: DJ mixes containing copyrighted full tracks by other artists. Bootlegs with uncleared samples or stems. Any “unofficial” remixes you do...