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<pre class="nfo"> Official MP3 Release Rules 2.0
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_______________________________________________________________
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1. No Dupes !
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Complete albums/releases are checked, not single tracks. So a release is
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not a dupe if it has different or more tracks.
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Exceptions:
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1. It's also a dupe if the complete release is included in a previous
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one. For example CDM is released, now someone releases the CDS and all
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tracks of the CDS were already included on the CDM (excactly the same
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tracks).
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2. You are allowed to create a duplicate release from a release that has
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a source of lower quality (a different source!).
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Example: if vinyl is out then a CD-release is allowed.
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If you do that then please add this info to NFO and dirname. For
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online bought MP3s (-WEB-) we assume the best source quality (CDDA or
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better).
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3. All MIXED cds should be ripped as one track supplied with a .cue. If
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they are not, they may be duped by another group that releases it as
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one track with a .cue supplied.
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4. If a WEB or FLASH version has been released then a CD RETAIL version
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is allowed if the CD version has scans/photos.
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For all LIVE sources:
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+ If a show has already been released (e.g. another name, but the mix is
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the same), no dupe of that same show is allowed. If the show is
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included in another release (for example, as a guest mix), then it is
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not allowed either.
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+ If a show, containing a guest mix, is a partial dupe (either the
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regular part of the show, or the guest mix), it is allowed to release
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them both as a set. However, it is encouraged to release only the new
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part if the other part is available in equal or better quality,
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denoting in the nfo why the other part was omitted.
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+ If a show contains the broadcast of a commercially released CD, it may
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not be released if the CD has already been released.
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Note: if you want to release an import-album or some "extendend edition"
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then check rule 7 as well !
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2. An .SFV and .NFO file must be included in every release.
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CUE/M3U/JPG files are optional. If you release a CUE file for multitrack
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mp3s then the CUE file must include artist and tracknames if they are
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available on the cover or inlay.
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If you want to release additional material (Videos, Lyrics, ...) from the
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source medium then you must release that separately with dirname tag
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-EXTRAS-.
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3. Directoryname must at least contain:
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1. Artist Name - Title - Published Year (decimal) - Group name
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(extra info is allowed of course)
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2. All bootleg releases must have the word BOOTLEG in dirname. (check
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bootleg rule 14)
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3. If you release magazine CDs then you must tag them as -MAG-. Don't tag
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them -PROMO-, -ADVANCE- etc..
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4. The directory name of an INTERNAL release must end with _INT.
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Example: Someone_Something-2007-GROUP_INT
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5. For all LIVE sources:
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It is not necessary to include the name of the station the show is
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broadcasted on (if it is not included in the directory name, it is
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strongly encouraged to include it in the nfo instead). The date must
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be the date of the broadcast. Both USA (-MM/DD-) and EU (-DD/MM-) date
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format are allowed.
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Exception:
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If a vinyl/cd has no title then it's allowed to replace the title by
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labelname+catnumber (both!). If there is only one artist on the vinyl/cd
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then you must add the artistname.
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4. Filename must at least contain:
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Track Number - Song Title
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If it's an album with different artists (one artist per track) then you
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must add the artist name as well ("VA-tracks" like mixes don't need
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artistnames).
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The song title for the filename must include the full title as it's written
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on the cover/cd/inlay with all additional infos like remixed/featured stuff
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as long as it doesn't exceed the 128 char limit.
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Make sure that your filename is unique otherwise some sites might dupeskip.
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Exception:
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If no tracknames are supplied by the source (cd,vinyl,..) then you *must*
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provide proof that these tracks have no names. Either by a scan of the
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original cover of the record company/label (no selfmade cdr or bootleg
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covers) or a link to an official or trusted webpage with proofs. If these
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"untitled tracks" are part of a big mix (no silence between the "tracks")
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then it's considered as one track and you must rip it as one mp3/cue and
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give this track same name as the "album".
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5. Files/directories must only contain characters a-z A-Z 0-9 _ . - ()
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This is to avoid problems with windows/linux-filesystem and ftp-servers.
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6. Self-made releases
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1. Self-made compilations are not allowed !
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A self-made compilation is when you select tracks from other sources,
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put them together and release that as something new.
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2. A self-made MIX or completely self-made music is not allowed either.
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If you are releasing self-made stuff then that must be tagged as
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internal.
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7. The entire CD,Vinyl,etc. must be released (not individual tracks)
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If you think it's too much work to rip all tracks you better don't rip at
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all. Releasing the complete CD/Vinyl/.. is necessary because otherwise it
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would be possible to make several (different) releases of the same
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cd/vinyl/etc..
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Exception for albums:
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If a RETAIL album has been released and you have a different edition of the
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same album (foreign/promo/advance/..) then it's allowed to release the
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new/bonus tracks only. But you may NOT re-release an entire inital edition
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within the first three months except if ... :
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... it's a 1disc release and more than 30% of the tracks of your version
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are not on the previous retail version.
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... it's a multi disc release and either more than 30% of the tracks or at
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least 6 tracks of your version are not on the previous retail version.
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Moreover, it is NOT allowed to re-release a new edition of an retail album
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EVER if the different/extra/bonus tracks are already included in one (!)
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previous release. For example, USA album is released and four months later
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japanese with simply a remix from an old CDM/CDS still wouldn't be allowed.
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Example1: album released in US with 10 tracks, japanese edition with 11
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tracks (1 bonus track that is a new song) then you MUST release the jap
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bonus track only (without including previously released tracks of the US
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album) during the first three months after first full retail release. If
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it's more than 3 months later then you are allowed to do either the
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bonustrack-only or the full album.
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Example2: After the retail you got a promo with 1 different track. Then
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it's not allowed to release this full album within 3 months. If the bonus
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track was already out on a different release then it's not even allowed to
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release it bonus-only.
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Example3: Your different edition has 13 tracks of which 9 were on the first
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retail release and 4 (= more than 30%) are new. Then you are allowed to
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release the full album even within first 3 months. Except when the 4 new
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tracks were already all on ONE previous release. Then a release isn't
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allowed at all.
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For DVD(A) releases check Rule 10.
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8. Current maximum directory/filename-length is 128 characters
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Exception: Dirfixes that reach the limit by adding "-DIRFIX-"
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9. No fake-releases
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It's a fake release when artist, title, group or source is incorrect
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(different).
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examples:
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- Some_Artist-Crappy_Music-2004-GRP not released by GRP
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- Another_Artist-Lots_of_Noise-CDM-2004-GRP was ripped from TV or
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downloaded from a paysite
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- Madonna-Something_New-2004-GRP really containing some tracks by Marilyn
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Manson
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10. DVD/DVDA Ripping
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A DVD/DVDA release must contain all music tracks. Additional tracks
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(interviews etc.) are optional. If those extra tracks are not included then
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a proper (with ALL tracks) or an additional release (extra tracks only) is
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not allowed.
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If tracks are available in several audio formats then you must use the
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"best" version.
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Priority is:
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- PCM stereo (doesn't matter if DVDA or CDDA quality)
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- PCM 3+ channels
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- AC3 (dolby digital) stereo or DTS stereo
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- AC3 (dolby digital) 3+ channels or DTS 3+ channels
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- MPG
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Examples:
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- DVD contains AC3 5.1 and AC3 2.0 => you must rip the AC3 2.0 tracks
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- DVD contains PCM and AC3 2.0 => you must rip the PCM tracks
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- DVD contains MPG and AC3 2.0 => you must rip the AC3 2.0 version
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Normalizing the sound volume is allowed but optional.
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11. Encoding Quality
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1. For releases made from MP3s (online bought or from FLASH medium) and
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which are not SBD:
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VBR (all combinations, but no maximum bitrate limit) and CBR is
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allowed. The minimum bitrate for CBR is 192kbit.
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=> You release the MP3 as is. It is NOT allowed to re-encode! If the
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source is below 192 kbit CBR it's not allowed to release it. Release
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the MP3 unmodifed as you downloaded/copied it. Only adding/changing
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ID3 tag is allowed.
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If you want to release a -WEB- mp3 file with constant bitrate (CBR)
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then you must choose the best version (320->256->224->192 kbit)
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available at the shop.
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If the FLASH medium contains both WAV and MP3 then you must choose
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WAV.
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2. For ALL other sources (CD, Vinyl, DVD, SBD, CABLE, LINE, etc.):
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You must use:
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LAME 3.97 (final version!) with preset V2 and VBRNEW ("-V2 --vbr-new")
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Additional switches which would affect the mp3 quality are forbidden,
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especially no minimum or maximum bitrate limits.
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3. The sampling rate must be either 44.1khz or 48khz. 32khz is not
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allowed. Downsampling to 44.1 or 48khz is allowed (if source is
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better), upsampling to 44.1 or 48khz is not allowed.
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4. For all LIVE sources: Straight-to-mp3 encoding is allowed, but
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discouraged. The header of the mp3 file must be correct at all times.
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12. Promos
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If a release is considered not to have every track from the source then it
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must be labeled as a promo and can be duped by any legitimate retail
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release that DOES contain all tracks. The legitimate release can be
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identified by the CAT number, or more suitable proof.
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Promos do not have to contain track listings, they are promotional
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material, they are not considered legitimate releases, and are still
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governed by quality rules.
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If you release a promo when the retail is already out then you must provide
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proof that this promo is real to make sure this is not a selfmade "promo".
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13. Re-encodes are not allowed.
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Exception: releases of following sources are currently allowed if they are
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tagged correctly:
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DVD, DAB, DVBC/DVBS/DVBT/SAT (compressed digital tv/radio
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sat,cable,terrestrial), MD (live)
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14. All bootleg releases must have the word BOOTLEG in dirname
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A bootleg recording is a cd/vinyl/dvd that was not officially released by
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the person/company owning the rights to do that (for example streetmixes,
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pirate live cds, etc).
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Because very often it's not 100% clear if something is bootleg there are
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conditions when we assume something is or isn't bootleg. This is not a
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defnition of "bootleg" and if a condition is not true then it does not mean
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the opposite is true. This only helps nukers and groups to decide if a
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bootleg tag is needed and hopefully leads to more fair nuking.
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conditions for:
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[records done completely by the artist] (no samples from other artists)
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It's bootleg if ...
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- there are no signs that the label really released this
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- the "label" has no connection to the artist
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(independent releases (no label, own label) are allowed and don't need a
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bootleg tag)
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even if the conditions above are true it is NOT bootleg if:
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- the record is available at at least 3 major retail shops
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conditions for:
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[mixes] (samples of other artists included)
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It's not bootleg if ...
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- the record is available at at least 3 major retail shops
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- the label exists and lists the record and the label never released any
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bootlegs and released stuff that was available at major retail shops
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- the artist or label of the samples confirms this release is valid (on
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their webpage or some other trusted place)
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"major retail shops" currently are:
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www.amazon.com (.de, .fr ...)
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www.bestbuy.com
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www.walmart.com
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www.cduniverse.com
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www.virginmegastores.co.uk (.gr, .fr, .jp) (US shop excluded)
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www.sonymusicstore.com
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www.juno.co.uk
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www.deejay.de
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www.ukdancerecords.com
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www.dancegrooves.com
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www.decks.de
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www.4djsonly.com
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The shop itself must sell the record (no private sellers).
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15. FREE MP3s
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If music in mp3 format in acceptable quality (CBR 192kbit minimum) or files
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in a lossless format (wav/flac/...) are legally available for download on
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the net at no cost (artist / record company allows it) then it's NOT
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allowed to release those files or mp3s made from them.
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However a physical RETAIL release is allowed even if a free version is
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available when a proof photo/scan is included.
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16. SOURCE
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The tracks of a release must all be from the same source and have the same
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quality/cbr-bitrate/vbr-setting/encoder/setting (Exception: FLASH
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releases). Taking tracks from other scene releases or internal group
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releases of other groups is strictly forbidden.
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If the source is not a pressed CDDA then the directory name needs a valid
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source tag. Valid tags are listed below.
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=RETAIL SOURCES=
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[CD SINGLE] (pressed CDDA)
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dirtag needed: -CDS- or -CDM-
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[CD ALBUM] (pressed CDDA)
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dirtag needed: none
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dirtag suggested: -CDA- (-2CDA- -3CDA- etc.)
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[CD OTHER] (pressed CDDA)
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dirtag needed: none
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dirtag suggested: -CD- (-2CD- -3CD- etc.), -CDEP-
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[VINYL SINGLE]
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dirtag needed: -VLS- or -VINYL-
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dirtag suggested: -VLS-
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[VINYL ALBUM]
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dirtag needed: -LP- or -VINYL-
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dirtag suggested: -LP-
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[VINYL OTHER]
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dirtag needed: -VINYL-
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[DVD] (pressed video DVD)
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dirtag needed: -DVD- (-2DVD- -3DVD- etc.)
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extra nfo info needed:
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- codec of source (AC3, PCM, MPG, DTS),
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- number of channels of source (stereo, 5.1, ...)
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[DVD SINGLE] (pressed video DVD)]
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dirtag needed: -DVDS- or -DVD-
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dirtag suggested: -DVDS-
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extra nfo info needed:
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- codec of source (AC3, PCM, MPG, DTS),
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- number of channels of source (stereo, 5.1, ...)
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[DVDA] (PCM data of a pressed DVDA, not audio of a video DVD!)
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dirtag needed: -DVDA- (-2DVDA- -3DVDA- etc.)
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extra nfo info needed:
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- number of channels of source (stereo, 5.1, ...)
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[SACD]
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dirtag needed: -SACD- (-2SACD- -3SACD- etc.)
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[HD DVD] (pressed)
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dirtag needed: -HDDVD- (-2HDDVD- -3HDDVD- etc.)
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extra nfo info needed:
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- codec of source (AC3, DD+, PCM, MPG, DTS, DTS-HD, Dolby TrueHD)
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- number of channels of source (stereo, 5.1, ...)
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[BLU-RAY DISC] (pressed)
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dirtag needed: -BD- (-2BD- -3BD- etc.)
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extra nfo info needed:
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- codec of source (AC3, DD+, PCM, MPG, DTS, DTS-HD, Dolby TrueHD)
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- number of channels of source (stereo, 5.1, ...)
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[FLASH medium] (SlotMusic, CompactStick, ...)
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dirtag needed: -FLASH-
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extra nfo info needed:
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- codec of source (MP3, PCM (WAV), ...)
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- proof photo of medium+cover
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=LIVE SOURCES=
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[ANALOG RADIO] (terrestrial)
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dirtag needed: -FM-
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[ANALOG CABLE]
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dirtag needed: -CABLE-
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[ANALOG OR DIGITAL SAT]
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dirtag needed: -SAT-
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[DIGITAL VIDEO BROADCAST SAT]
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dirtag needed: -DVBS-
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[DIGITAL VIDEO BROADCAST CABLE]
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dirtag needed: -DVBC-
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[DIGITAL VIDEO BROADCAST TERRESTRIAL]
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dirtag needed: -DVBT-
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[DIGITAL AUDIO BROADCAST]
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dirtag needed: -DAB-
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[MD] (MiniDisc)
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dirtag needed: -MD-
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[direct live recording from the audience]
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dirtag needed: -AUD-
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[direct recording by the ripper from soundboard/mixer through the
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LINE-in interface]
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dirtag needed: -LINE-
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[MP3 FILE supplied by a radio station or DJ] (and not recorded from
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a webstream)
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dirtag needed: -SBD-
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[WEBSTREAM] (not allowed, so must be released internally)
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dirtag needed: -STREAM-
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=OTHER SOURCES=
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[WEB] - audio files legally available on the net and not free
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dirtag needed: -WEB-
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extra nfo info needed:
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- codec of source (MP3, PCM, ...),
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- bitrate of source file (if not PCM/WAV),
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- URL to some shop where it's available in that format
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[CDR] (small label/artist releasing CDDA on CDR pr LIVE set supplied
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on CDR)
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dirtag needed: -CDR- (-2CDR- -3CDR- etc.)
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[DVDR] (small label/artist releasing on DVDR)
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dirtag needed: -DVDR- (-2DVDR- -3DVDR- etc.)
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extra nfo info needed:
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- codec of source (AC3, PCM, MPG, DTS),
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- number of channels of source (stereo, 5.1, ...)
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[HD DVD RECORDABLE]
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dirtag needed: -HDDVDR- (-2HDDVDR- -3HDDVDR- etc.)
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extra nfo info needed:
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- codec of source (AC3, DD+, PCM, MPG, DTS, DTS-HD, Dolby TrueHD)
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- number of channels of source (stereo, 5.1, ...)
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[BLU-RAY DISC RECORDABLE]
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dirtag needed: -BDR- (-2BDR- -3BDR- etc.)
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extra nfo info needed:
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- codec of source (AC3, DD+, PCM, MPG, DTS, DTS-HD, Dolby TrueHD)
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- number of channels of source (stereo, 5.1, ...)
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[DAT TAPE]
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dirtag needed: -DAT-
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[ANALOG TAPE]
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dirtag needed: -TAPE-
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[UNKNOWN]
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dirtag needed: -BOOTLEG-
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All other "sources" are invalid source tags (-LIVE- , -EP-, ...). Which
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means you need a second tag for the source if you use those tags (except
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for CDs which don't need a source tag).
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A SBD release is not allowed if it could be a re-encode/repack of the same
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show streamed or downloaded free from inet. If a free broadcast or download
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is/was available with 160kbit CBR or better then it's not allowed to do a
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SBD release.
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17. Fixes
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1. Trackfixes
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Only one trackfix per release is allowed. If the release needs a
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second trackfix or more than 50% of the tracks need a fix then you
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must re-rip the whole release and all previous releases+dir/nfofixes
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getting nuked.
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A 1-track fix for a 2-track release is allowed (=50% and not "more
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than 50%").
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2. Dirname/ID3 Fixes
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If you release a DIRFIX then the dirname of the problematic release
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must be listed in your NFO file.
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If a release gets nuked for BAD DIRNAME or BAD ID3 then the
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releasegroup has 72 hours to release a DIR/ID3FIX. If they don't do it
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within the 72 hours then any other group is allowed to release a fix
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or re-release.
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The 72 hours start when the release gets nuked.
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18. ID3 Tags
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All mp3 files need an ID3 v1.1 and ID3 v2 tag. This tag must include
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Artist, Title and Album (see Note #3). The fields Year, Genre and
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Tracknumber must be present but may not be nuked if incorrect.
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19. LIVE release quality
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1. The set must be complete. This means that every part of the show must
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be released, and the beginning and end must be included in their
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entirety. A set may not miss more than 1 minute from begin or end.
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2. All commercials must be edited out.
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3. DJ talk can be included to a certain extent: track announcements and
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short lines from the DJ should not be removed; interviews and other
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long talk should be removed (or included in a separate file if it's
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special).
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4. It is encouraged to fade-in and fade-out the set. However, lack of
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fades constitutes no proper reason.
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20. Scans/Photos
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1. All one track promo single releases must include scans/photos.
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2. A release might get "pre-nuked" if the source of the release is
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questionable. You are able to identify such a nuke by the string
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"SCANS.REQUESTED" in nukereason. The releasegroup then has 72 hours
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(starting when it gets nuked) to supply/release scans/photos which
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prove that the source is real. If useable scans/photos are supplied
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then the release gets unnuked. If no scans/photos are provided it
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remains nuked and then every other group is allowed to release it if
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scans/photos are included.
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3. "scans/photos" means a scan or photo of either the disc (CD, vinyl,
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..) or the cover. Make sure that the quality of a photo is not too
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bad. A photo that doesn't show anything because of terrible quality
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does not count. And make sure that your "scan" doesn't look like a
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picture that you downloaded from a webshop (e.g. put more than the
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cd/cover on the scan).
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21. FLASH medium ripping
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1. A FLASH release must contain all music tracks. For additional stuff
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(videos, pictures etc.) see rule 2.
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2. If the FLASH medium contains WAV files you must encode them with scene
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standards.
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3. If the FLASH medium contains multiple formats (e.g. 10 tracks WAV and
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a DJ MIX MP3) it is allowed to release it with mixed VBR/CBR and
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multiple encoders.
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Notes:
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1. Releases with an apparently incorrect year may not be nuked. However the
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year should be correct of course. Keep in mind that a lot of sites nuke for
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fake year when it's incorrect. (The Year in dirname is not the year when
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you released it but when the record company/artist published it!)
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2. If a release labeled as "advance" is identical to the retail version then
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the advance turns into a retail release. This means then it is not allowed
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to dupe it and it counts as retail for ALL rules. If the retail is
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different then of course it's allowed to release it.
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3. Typos (in dirname, trackname, id3, etc ...) are tolerated if it still is
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readable and either artist or title is 100% correct.
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4. The audio of a normal video DVD is *NOT* DVDA ! The audio of a DVD usually
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is MP2/AC3/DTS compressed (lossy) while the audio of a real DVDA is high
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quality PCM (lossless, e.g. 24bit/192khz). Tagging a normal DVD release as
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-DVDA- will get nuked.
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change-log:
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2007-01-15 first version (v1.0)
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2007-06-01 rule 1: live sources addition
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2007-06-01 1.4 added (CD after WEB allowed)
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2007-06-01 3.4 added (INT tagging)
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2007-06-01 3.5 added (live sources)
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2007-06-01 rule 4 addition (remix info in filenames)
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2007-06-01 rule 7 reworded to make clear it's for promos/advances too and to
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allow full re-releases within 3 months more than 30% is new.
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2007-06-01 rule 11 addition: best CBR must be released for WEB releases
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2007-06-01 11.3 added (minimum sampling rate)
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2007-06-01 11.4 added + rewordings for live sources
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2007-06-01 rule 13 adjusted for live sources
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2007-06-01 rule 16 reworded to forbid different encoders in one release
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2007-06-01 rule 16 new sources HD DVD and BLU RAY added
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2007-06-01 rule 16 "CDDA" added to all CD-sources
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2007-06-01 rule 16 all live sources adjusted, "SBD" rips limited
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2007-06-01 rule 19 added (LIVE release quality)
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2009-09-01 rule 1.4 CD after FLASH allowed
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2009-09-01 rule 2 addition (additional material must be released separately
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with tag -EXTRAS-)
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2009-09-01 rule 6.2 reworded to forbid homemade releases
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2009-09-01 rule 11 lame 3.90.3 removed
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2009-09-01 rule 12 last paragraph moved to rule 20
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2009-09-01 rule 15 addition (physical retail release allowed even if free
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version available)
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2009-09-01 rule 16 source AUD re-added and HOMEMADE source removed
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2009-09-01 17.2 added (Dirname/ID3 Fixes)
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2009-09-01 rule 18 addition (ID3 v2)
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2009-09-01 20 added (Scans/Photos)
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2009-09-01 21 added (FLASH medium ripping)
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V2.0 active since 2009-09-01, signed by:
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