Torres Studios Show Reel '08

i think the same people who are paranoid about getting the FBI knocking on their door for downloading an mp3 are the same people who are paranoid about getting sued about music for a demo reel or wedding video. unless there is big money involved, i dont think these copyright owners would bother unleashing their expensive lawyers because someone used their song on a reel. if steve jablowsky (the composer) emails me asking me to take it down, i will gladly do it and replace it with something else.
 
Marlon,
That really wasn't my point. I agree with you. I've always thought that if a record company or composer contacts me to take down a track then that means that my work has gotten the attention of somebody and I'll take my lumps. This argument is now moot. Sorry about the hijack.
Bill
 
Bill Grant said:
Huy,
Can you imagine I do a video of a bride's wedding and have to use some crappy buyout music instead of her first dance because it's copyright infringement for me to record her dancing to it. Much less sync the video to the song. It's a moot argument. The wedding video business would go away. That isn't the point here. It has nothing to do with copyrights. I did not expect to see a show reel for a studio doing primarliy creative narrative work using a non original piece and it is intriguing to see that. That is all. I can't remember having seen a studio demo with a non original piece before that's all. I really like Marlon's work here and find this one aspect of it very interesting. sheesh.
Bill
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Bill, I like Marlon's work. Have been a fan since I saw Celeste; his cinematography and VFX skills are excellent. My comment has nothing to do with that.

I'm just pointing out that using another person's work without permission is wrong no matter what context you do it in. And it has everything to do with copyright. Plenty of wedding videographers use copyrighted music to make a living; doesn't make it right. People have been sued over this before, and if you just do a search, you'll find several threads discussing the ethics of it. But the bottom line is that you're using someone else's labor to enhance your own work. If you ARE sue, the argument that everyone else does it won't do you much good.
I've seen a lot of people use copyrighted musics in their demo reel or to showcase their works. That's their personal choice and I have no comment. I'm personally uncomfortable with it. I'm not afraid of getting sued, but I dislike the fact that the work I presented aren't 100% mine by rights. That's why I paid a composer to score my reel; it's not exactly easy on the wallet, but the result was every bit as good as some Hollywood OST, and I can have the peace of mind of knowing that I own the music.
 
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