ANTI-PIRACY
MISSION STATEMENT
Disrupt the illegal services which obtain and sell our members music without permission.
Raise awareness within the DJ community of the damage caused to the scene by using illegal DJ download subscription services.
Support an active coalition of anti-piracy organizations to stem the supply.
Anti-Piracy notice board
AFEM Activities at IMS Ibiza 2026
We’re looking forward to returning to International Music Summit Ibiza this April, with a programme that reflects the conversations shaping our sector right now.
AFEM Industry Insider Podcast: Legal Summit
Examine the realities of modern contracts, offering grounded perspectives from multiple territories.
Launch of the AFEM AI Principles
As generative AI continues to evolve at breakneck speed, AFEM has released a foundational set of AI Principles aimed at protecting the rights of music creators.
#RespectTheCreators Campaign
#RespectTheCreators is an AFEM-backed campaign calling for a simple industry standard: when music features in social content, the people who created it should be credited. Discover why attribution matters, and how DJs, promoters, platforms and fans can help make it the norm.
ANTI-PIRACY BEST PRACTICE GUIDE
ANTI-PIRACY BEST PRACTICE AFEM anti-piracy partner, MUSO have provided an essential set of best practice tips which content owners can take to minimise the risk of piracy. Over the past decade, MUSO, have become a global authority on digital piracy and have protected...
The issue of DJs sourcing tracks from pirate subscription download sites is a particular problem which takes away vital income from artists and the music supply chain from retailers, distributors, labels, publishers and artist managers.
AFEM WORKING with muso for anti-piracy support
AFEM will be working with MUSO as an anti-piracy partner to provide advice and significant discounts on anti-piracy services for members to help ensure revenue streams for electronic music creators and rights holders are maximised and the pirate operators are disrupted. Click here for further details.
MUSO have provided an essential set of best practice tips which content owners can take to minimise the risk of piracy. Click here for details
Find the latest Study on Piracy in the EU here.
To report a pirate site or for more information email antipiracy@afemorg.net or contact Muso direct at afem@muso.com
AFEM APPROVED DJ DOWNLOAD SITES
In an attempt to disrupt pirate sites and highlight legitimate electronic music download stores to consumers, we have issued the following ‘AFEM Approved’ seal to a number of DJ-focused online retailers.
The ‘AFEM Approved’ seal will be offered to DJ-focused download sites who licence their content legitimately from artists, labels and distributors; remunerate accordingly, and who also engage with the relevant CMOs to find a fair licensing situation for the publishing & neighbouring rights of the repertoire made available.
The current list of AFEM Approved DJ Download sites is below:
