General Copyright question

[galt]

Most songs that are played at a wedding are copyrighted songs. Unless they are original written by the bride or groom or other family member! The famous Wedding March song....that is copyrighted! However I am sure if all the people who are married check their videos of their wedding you would hear it or some other wedding song that is copyrighted. In my opinion, I don't think its a big deal because most wedding videos are for the newly married couple to view in the privacy of their home. I doubt they will be out selling copies but hey anything goes these days! "I got that bootleg Johnson wedding right here for 5 bucks"!!! LOL! LOL!!!!!

Seriously though I wouldn't post it on the net ALTHOUGH, I have watched projects that were posted here on this site that had copyrighted music in it and I know they didnt get permission to use the music. So I guess its like a gamble, just don't get caught!

You are talking about at least three different things here. As far as what the DJ plays, that is generally covered by an ASCAP/BMI license held by the venue. SO the DJ is in teh clear.

If you are talking about specifically recording a song for use on the video (or ripping it, whatever), this requires a license. See the thread here "Will I get caught?"

If you are talking about recording the background music being played by the DJ while you are shooting a video, that falls into the category of "incidental music", and a reasonably good case can be made for fair use as long as it IS incidental, and not the video theme song.

 

[GenJerDan]

And, even if the music itself is in the public domain, there is always the issue of a specific recording being copyrighted..

The blue-haired church lady at the organ is most likely not going to charge for sync rights. :evil:

 

[limehouse]

Permission for the the Master Recording from the recording label (the version of the music you are using, i.e. The Bangle's version of "Hazy Days of Summer");

I think you mean "Hazy Shade Of Winter"

 

[surf]

The blue-haired church lady at the organ is most likely not going to charge for sync rights. :evil:

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[surf]

The blue-haired church lady at the organ is most likely not going to charge for sync rights. :evil:

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