I make videos with pictures, and my mom wants me to make an advertisement for her ranching business the same way. If I purchase the song online and download it, is it infringement of copyright laws to then use it in this way?
2007-10-18 10:51:04 · 14 answers · asked by Anne 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No you cant.
You bought one copy of the song for yourself but you dont own the actual song. Just the copy of it.
Same with buying a book. You own a book but not the story in it.
Or buying a poster. You own the poster, but not the artwork on it.
On the other hand, you never know what would happen if you asked permission. Tell them you bought it and had an idea for it. See if they have a problem with it. It doesnt work alot but about 5% of the time it works.
2007-10-18 10:56:32 · answer #1 · answered by Gandalf Parker 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
This is a very tricky process. In a few famous cases, juries have heard hours of testimony from musicologists on whether or not the defendant changed the song adequately to avoid running afoul of the Copyright Act.
If you just take a clip from the song as is, and use it for a commercial purpose, then it's definitely a violation. If you use a motif or basis from the song as part of your own theme, then you are running on a gray line and it would depend on the situation.
2007-10-18 11:07:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you use them to make money with, you better believe that there will be legal action taken against you. I make low budget horror films, and have been hit with a cease and diciest order for using just 3 seconds of a song. They way you get around it is to just use them for fun, and dont make any money off of your videos. You can also hire a band to play them, and alter them in small ways, then you are not subject to legal action. Just hire someone to make up music for them.
2007-10-18 10:57:39 · answer #3 · answered by darktexan2000 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No! because when you buy the music your really buying a licence to play the music to yourself also.
If a pub wants to play background music, they have to purchase a special licence for this.
Basically the music industry want as much money as they can get out of us! No wonder so many people illegally download to spite them!
2007-10-18 12:20:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are using it in anyway to make money.. you could have problems. I believe you need to purchase rights to use them in an advertisement or anything that you sell or profit from.
2007-10-18 11:00:01 · answer #5 · answered by Kev 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you can't
You need to contact the copyright holder and seek their permission.
You will need to reach an agreement with them. You could prepare a draft for them to review but you can't use it until agreement is reached.
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2007-10-18 10:56:41 · answer #6 · answered by Ian M 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-07 04:33:07 · answer #7 · answered by hughart 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read up on the copyright laws.
But I'm pretty sure it is.
If you find little jingles [like clipart, only its music (office word & such)] or you have a friend that makes music, ask them if you can use it.
Or you could use a disclaimer.
2007-10-18 10:54:51 · answer #8 · answered by Bex 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
As long as you give credit to who performed the song/album/song name, then you should be ok, especially if you can show proof you purchased the song.
2007-10-18 10:54:57 · answer #9 · answered by Chas A 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think you would probably have to pay royalties to the record company or the person who wrote the song, unless you wrote the artist and asked them and they said you could.
2007-10-18 10:55:01 · answer #10 · answered by cooper1353@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋