Using a song
- Thread starter Mac Yeti
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Depends upon the copyright that is in place. There are legal ways to avoid the copyright issue... also you can contact the originator and ask for permission.
PRS would be a good starting point, where you could check details.
http://www.mcps-prs-alliance.co.uk/Pages/default.aspx
Basics
"...The copyright in films also lasts for 70 years after the death of the last to survive of the principal director, author of the screenplay and dialogue and the composer of the music created specifically for the film. Copyright protection in sound recordings and broadcasts exists for 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which it was made or released. Copyright in the typographical arrangement of published editions exists for 25 years from first publication...." from
http://www.mcps-prs-alliance.co.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/Copyright/Copyright_Law_Introduction.pdf
PRS would be a good starting point, where you could check details.
http://www.mcps-prs-alliance.co.uk/Pages/default.aspx
Basics
"...The copyright in films also lasts for 70 years after the death of the last to survive of the principal director, author of the screenplay and dialogue and the composer of the music created specifically for the film. Copyright protection in sound recordings and broadcasts exists for 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which it was made or released. Copyright in the typographical arrangement of published editions exists for 25 years from first publication...." from
http://www.mcps-prs-alliance.co.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/Copyright/Copyright_Law_Introduction.pdf
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Dawg
"it's from a Reader's Digest album!!
So my question is - what could happen if we use it?"
You will lose all credibility and respect, and end up designing the small ads in the very personal section for OAPS, of the Wanganui Gazette monthly, ( a 'lively' New Zealand periodical), and not even cats will talk to you.
Reader's Digest. Sad shaking of head, muttering..woe, woe...
So my question is - what could happen if we use it?"
You will lose all credibility and respect, and end up designing the small ads in the very personal section for OAPS, of the Wanganui Gazette monthly, ( a 'lively' New Zealand periodical), and not even cats will talk to you.
Reader's Digest. Sad shaking of head, muttering..woe, woe...
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Ohh er I think that you would be taking a horrible chance on that.
I haven't touched a guitar in 14 years, have hands that have bits missing and only barely function, could probably do a slow (but bad) blues but that would be your lot.Why not give this totally top bloke a call. Tell him I said it was OK, oh and tell him he is just so brill.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn3zIBBmXiU
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It seems quite odd that the current top two topics in the legal section of this forum are by 2 agencies, one is a web agency complaining that some other website has used a gif from their website without their permission, and the other is from a PR agency asking what would happen if they used somebody else's song as part of their campaign!
The answers are all down to the same issues of copyright, intellectual property, licensing and permission.
With music, especially if it is lift/elevator type music (incidental, background music), you will probably find it easier making it yourself (using some music generation software) or using some royalty free music supplier. For instance when my company was in the games business we used royalty free music supplier www.madhat.co.uk for some demo music to accompany our game we demo'd at an exhibition, and we also composed our own tunes for some of our games.
The funny thing is, if you want popular music as part of your professional custom-designed website, you have little chance of getting it. But if you want popular music as part of your myspace page, you can do this legally by using the music of another myspace member (members which include the popular artists who have legally uploaded their music like www.myspace.com/katiemelua and even, wait for it, www.myspace.com/patmethenygroup )
The answers are all down to the same issues of copyright, intellectual property, licensing and permission.
With music, especially if it is lift/elevator type music (incidental, background music), you will probably find it easier making it yourself (using some music generation software) or using some royalty free music supplier. For instance when my company was in the games business we used royalty free music supplier www.madhat.co.uk for some demo music to accompany our game we demo'd at an exhibition, and we also composed our own tunes for some of our games.
The funny thing is, if you want popular music as part of your professional custom-designed website, you have little chance of getting it. But if you want popular music as part of your myspace page, you can do this legally by using the music of another myspace member (members which include the popular artists who have legally uploaded their music like www.myspace.com/katiemelua and even, wait for it, www.myspace.com/patmethenygroup )
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Count me in!!We could record it as a UKBF special. Not sure if it would circumvent the copyright issues - would be fun though
(RayB limbers up the dodgy vocal chords)
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RayB
I can pluck a mean banjo
Earl
I had you down as more of a skiffle man - now where is that washboard and tin whistle?
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