Copyrighted music in spec commercials?

[cb1]

Is it ever a good idea to use copyrighted music in a spec commercial?

 

[David Jimerson]

Not if you don't have permission.

 

[Steve House]

Is it ever a good idea to use copyrighted music in a spec commercial?

Let's see ... you're going to show people (ad agency creatives), whose living is based on creating and marketing intellectual property and protecting their rights to it, a sample of your work containing IP that you have taken without permission, in the hopes that it will convince them to hire you. What's wrong with this picture?

 

[emretufekci]

Is it ever a good idea to use copyrighted music in a spec commercial?

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO :kali:

PS:NO

 

[Brickhouse Media]

Get a copy of Sony ACID or some such loop-based tune making software. In no time you'll be whipping up your own jams and it'll give you something else to charge clients for.