Copyright question when it comes to Client distributing video

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offbeatbryce

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Let's say a client hires an editor to edit their music video of a cover song. Is the editor legally held liable for damages if they were paid by a client who didn't get permission for the cover song in his or her video or is it's the clients responsibility to get permission? What if the client goes ahead and posts the video online and references the editor who edited the video. Does some sort of NDA have to be signed so the video editor isn't mentioned?

Thanks,

Bryce
 
I'm not a lawyer, but I'm pretty sure you're OK because you didn't publish it/distribute it.

I used to work at a film distribution company, and said company failed to verify that all the music rights were cleared for a film they distributed in the US. They were sued for doing so, and had to pay a lot of money, but it was all on them for not doing their due diligence, not the filmmakers.
 
mothmachine said:
I'm not a lawyer, but I'm pretty sure you're OK because you didn't publish it/distribute it.

I used to work at a film distribution company, and said company failed to verify that all the music rights were cleared for a film they distributed in the US. They were sued for doing so, and had to pay a lot of money, but it was all on them for not doing their due diligence, not the filmmakers.
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What about if a filmmaker knowingly filmed something infringing for a client and then the client uploaded that to their youtube facebook etc accounts?
 
I still don't think you'd have any problems, but again I'm not a lawyer. I get the sense that someone *could* sue you if they thought you had deep pockets, which is not the same as being able to win the case but that's something someone might do if they see some benefit in it and thinks you would settle for some cash. My guess is that you're ok thought, you can always say you didn't agree to have it published and had no say in it. But if you're really worried ... consult a real lawyer!
 
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