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Legal advice for the mobile DJ
On YouTube this video is called DJ Law, Legal advise for the mobile DJ. section 3
What this lesson teaches
This one is not a lesson. It is a sketch, and it is worth knowing that before you spend ninety seconds waiting for the advice.
What happens
He announces some very interesting news and then reads out a solemn, officious letter that goes precisely nowhere:
Dear sir, it is with great respect and sadness I must inform you that... before you delve into the particular subject, I would like to point out section 5, thereunder paragraph 4... sadly under the jurisdiction of paragraph 7, 1986, fortified under the terms of agreement in section A, paragraph C, 45B, page 19, that you should abide by all relevant statements given that the appropriate measures be taken...
And then: practice and enjoy, thank you.
No information is conveyed at any point. That is the gag.
Why it is funny, and slightly useful
Because it is a very accurate imitation of the genuine article. Every element is there - the regretful opening, the cross-references to sections that do not exist, the dates, the sub-paragraphs, the conditional clauses stacked until the sentence loses its own subject.
And the recognition is the point: this is what the real documents sound like to anybody who is not a lawyer.
Which is a fair thing to make a joke about in the middle of a stage that asks DJs to deal with contracts, licences, insurance certificates and venue terms. The paperwork is genuinely written in a register designed to be precise rather than readable, and being baffled by it is not a failure of intelligence.
The practical reading
If there is a lesson here, it is the one the joke implies. When you are handed something that reads like this - a venue's terms, an agency contract, an insurance schedule - the correct response is not to nod and sign it.
It is to find the handful of things that actually matter: what you have to do, by when, for how much, and what happens if either side pulls out. Those are usually four short answers buried in several pages, and asking somebody to point them out is entirely reasonable.
Why it stayed in the course
Because it is part of what the channel was. Among several hundred lessons on equipment and technique there are jokes, cats, a frog on his head, and ninety seconds of parody legalese - and the mix is the reason people watched the serious ones.
Contents of the video
Alright folks, got some very interesting news to explain to you here. Dear sir, it is with great respect and sadness I must inform you that, as said, before you actually delve into the particular subject, I would like to point out section 5, that there under the paragraph 4, I would like to inform you and everyone around you that... There is, of course, the possibility because the reason is simply this. You must, under every circumstance, dependent, of course, on the argument that you put forward yesterday, that I would appreciate a quick reply because if you don't... See, the trouble is, after all of this and when it does finally happen, there could theoretically be a problem. Yeah. Of course, the reason being is sadly under the jurisdiction of paragraph 7, 1986, fortified under the terms of agreement in section A, paragraph C, 45B, page 19, that you should abide by all relevant statements given that the appropriate measures be taken, justifiable and definitely not incurred any cost under any circumstance.
Practice and enjoy. Thank you.
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