Audio Laws?

[web_maven]

I had posted a question about a month ago about Audio legal issues.

Since then I have come up with another question. If I am doing a video project and want background music. Is it ok to buy an MP3 from Itunes or on CD and use that music in the video then give the MP3/CD to the client? The Video I would be doing is more on the order of Wedding/memories video. I would not charge any additional cost for the music. I believe this would be ok because I am not making money on the music and both the video and the music is sent to the client.

What are your thoughts?

[steveryan]

If the music is copywrited then you would be breaking the law. If you are making money or not is immaterial, you don't own the copywrite.

[web_maven]

Then how come the Music industry is not going after all the Wedding Videographers? I am sure they can make a lot of money there. They can even go after the wedded couple as an accomplice.


Thanks!

[steveryan]

TBH I don't know or care why they don't, you asked for thoughts and I gave you mine.

[psx_pirate]

Then how come the Music industry is not going after all the Wedding Videographers? I am sure they can make a lot of money there. They can even go after the wedded couple as an accomplice.


Thanks!

Whether they would go after you or not is really a choice of the copywrite owner .... i doubt that they would bother but there is always that chance .... either way as pointed out by Steveryan .... you would still be breaking the law.

[Cornucopia]

IIRC, To do what you want legally requires the acquiring of an "A/V Sync License" for the particular work in question, with explanations to the copyright owner how/why it is to be used, whether it is going to be cut up/re-edited or left as-is, how long the accompanying footage is, and where it's going to be presented/seen, and whether/how much there is possibility for profit, etc. All that, so they can figure out how much to charge you--and it will rarely be cheap!

Occasionally serendipity does happen with good artists who have a measure of control over their own material and want to help out. I'm happy to say that I'm working on a project for BigBrother,BigSister that is using a song from the DixieChicks, who were gracious enough to allow its use (for free, or next-to-nothing, I'm not sure as I wasn't involved in the license negotiations)!

Scott

[AlanHK]

I had posted a question about a month ago about Audio legal issues.

Since then I have come up with another question. If I am doing a video project and want background music. Is it ok to buy an MP3 from Itunes or on CD and use that music in the video then give the MP3/CD to the client? The Video I would be doing is more on the order of Wedding/memories video. I would not charge any additional cost for the music. I believe this would be ok because I am not making money on the music and both the video and the music is sent to the client.

What are your thoughts?

Technically, illegal. Buying a record, or iTunes download is the right to play that, not to copy and republish.

Also, you can't transfer iTunes at all.

As for the CD, I think this is not perfectly legal, but quite moral and unlikely to get prosecuted, as long as you only make one copy and hand that to the client, But if they then make copies, you could get involved.

Get in touch with some people actually in the trade of making such videos and ask them what they do.

[web_maven]

You guys need to lighten up. I was making a joke.

In any case thank you for your input.

[AlanHK]

You guys need to lighten up. I was making a joke.

In any case thank you for your input.

Thanks for wasting my time.

[web_maven]

Again another one taking things to seriously. My question was real but some comments like what you AlanHK and steveryan is what turn people off. I would think the addition of the smile face would give the impression it was a joke.

[Scorpion King]

A few years ago I was requested to make a memories video for a dear friends surviving wife. Needless to say one of the hardest things I ever did. I bought a cd with some very nice music on it and used some of it as the soundtrack in my video. When I delivered the video I also delivered the new cd also. I explained to her the best I could that making extra copies could break the copyrights law. I didn't check the law myself, but I thought then that if she owned the original cd soundtrack then it was also legal for her to have that soundtrack on a video disk. What is the difference in that then having a playlist mix cd in your car with about 10 different artists on it. If you own the originals then you can rip the cd, convert to mp3 and play it while jogging around the park in a walkman. At least thats the way I see it.

Giving her the video and keeping the cd wouldn't be right in my openion. That is what I would call making copies.

I know about the wedding video people. I paid a lot of money for a video presentation and they didn't give me the music cds. I guess I got ripped along with the cds.

Good luck.

[MOVIEGEEK]

Royalty Free music for commercial use:
https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=297205&highlight=royalty+free+music

[AlanHK]

Again another one taking things to seriously. My question was real but some comments like what you AlanHK and steveryan is what turn people off. I would think the addition of the smile face would give the impression it was a joke.

I was answering what looked like a serious question. I wouldn't have bothered if I'd known you were "joking".

Too bad there isn't a kill file for this forum, you'd be in mine.

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[edDV]

If you ever get involved with a public presentation of your work it's not unusual to have a representative of the music industry stop by to ask about music license. This happens often at trade shows and convention centers.