A customer asked me to put the song of a famous singer in her wedding video. I told her that I can be sued for using copyrighted materials, and I gave her the alternative of free-royalty music. She refused it. So, I explain her that if she can get the permissions to use that song and be the only responsible for any complaints I will put that in the contract and she will have the song in the DVD .She told me that since I am the one getting the copyright of the final wedding DVD the responsible is my company because the song will be in the video.
She wants me to put that in the contract. What now? I dont want to get in trouble.
It would be Ok if from now on I only offer free royalty music? It will solve all my problems. What about the other videographers? I have noticed that they put all the songs available in the market. What are your inputs about this?
2007-12-02 22:16:18 · 5 answers · asked by mefistofeles 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
I dont have a boss. I am the owner of the company.
2007-12-02 22:27:07 · update #1
huge- track- of- lands: do you have any idea of how much cost to use somebody else's song in a video?
2007-12-02 22:44:27 · update #2
you need to look into it and charge your customers more to pay for the licenses you need to buy. i would be very upset if in my wedding video i couldn't have the music i wanted. trust me, it will not be good for business.
2007-12-03 03:30:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is my take on the copyright rules.
If you are merely documenting an actual event (wedding in this case), then you are free to shoot what ever happens, including any incidental music that is played. Most videographers feel that this falls within fair use. Now the royalty for performance of the music at the event is normally the responsibility of the venue, that is not your issue. Perhaps the father of the bride should worry about that.
Now adding music from a CD to the edited program is another problem entirely! You have to be firm on that, offer to use your rights free materials only!!
2007-12-04 13:52:52 · answer #2 · answered by lare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should check into the option of paying a company at specific amount per year for rights to use various copyrighted music. These companies divide up the royalties among the various artists that you use. I'm not sure how to reach one of these services, but know they are available and know a "round about way" of finding out who they are.
2007-12-02 23:48:36 · answer #3 · answered by Woods 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As the owner of the business, I would say it IS your responsibility to get permission to use copryrighted materials for your products. I'll say, as a future bride myself, if my chosen videographer refused to use the music I requested, I'd be looking for a new videographer.
2007-12-02 22:41:47 · answer #4 · answered by huge_tracts_of_land 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
ask your boss
2007-12-02 22:25:01 · answer #5 · answered by di rocks 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋