DJs are the latest targets in the war against illegal copying of published music.

ARIA the Australian Recording Industry Association has set up a new license to let DJs format shift their music to use at gigs.

Yep, they need to pay a license fee to copy music they already own legally to their iPods, laptops, or compilation CDs.

Criminal penalties for DJs involved in music piracy are up to sixty thousand dollars and 5 years imprisonment. There are also on-the-spot fines of over one thousand dollars.

For more info head to aria.com.au words triplej.