using copyright music?

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flipsidekrew

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is it legal to use copyright music on a non profit film/video. Say i want to make a music video of this song i like then later share the video with my friends. Is that legal?
 
Short answer: Personal use among friends and family, do whatever you want. Use for ANY business, you need permission(s) (non-profits are a business).

Cheers
 
Hi Flipside,

Conversely, is it legal to use copyright *CHURCH* music or copyrighted bible translations? (charity starts "at home," or so it seems...) At any rate, churches - like businesses, protect their copyrights.

Warm Regards, Michael
 
And let's not get into why they have it that way...

What about sampling a copyrighted song breifly? is there a legal "sample" size?
doesn't sound right, but heard that once, long ago
 
I heard its 8 seconds. For example in "Mission impossible III" song "we are family" was used to make a joke while Tom cruise was running away.
 
dreamerinsf said:
I heard its 8 seconds. For example in "Mission impossible III" song "we are family" was used to make a joke while Tom cruise was running away.
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and you don't think they paid for it? :shocked:
 
There is no "time limit". I mean, that's like saying "how many seconds is it okay to run through someone's house grabbing their stuff? If I keep it under 10 seconds, is that okay?" No, it isn't. Sampling = stealing. Get permission. You can bet your patootie that Mission Impossible III got permission.
 
lol, just 10 seconds man!

exelent analogy, and thanks for finally
being able to delete that file in my head
 
This question comes up so often here, it ought be added to the "Stickies" and Wikipedia. Anyone who buys into the so-called "x second rule" may be the offspring of a parent that advocated "having a quickie" was safe... (all in jest - no ill will intended) Seems we all want to believe various forms of urban folklore from time to time.

Regards, Michael
 
Barry_Green said:
There is no "time limit". I mean, that's like saying "how many seconds is it okay to run through someone's house grabbing their stuff? If I keep it under 10 seconds, is that okay?" No, it isn't. Sampling = stealing. Get permission. You can bet your patootie that Mission Impossible III got permission.
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Hahaha...that is one of the funniest analogies I've ever heard. I think I'm going to break the copyrights and steal this analogy ;-) I keep imagining a burglar clocking him self while running really fast through a house.
 
So how is it that so many YouTube videos use copyrighted material? We see it all the time. "Highway to Hell" by AC/DC is probably one of the most overused songs in military videos among others. I'm assuming that anyone with permission would want to, or be obligated to at least, credit the artist and say "used by permission" if that was the case. If I had permission, I would make damn sure I stated it in the credits.
So not seeing that and assuming most are in fact copyright infringements, why dont those people get busted?
Is it because they are individuals who aren't selling anything and not percieved to be doing any harm?
Is it because the benefit of extra exposure outweighs going after the individual?
Is it because they are just lucky?
or is it because people really do get hammered and we rarely ever hear about it?
All it would take is for one letter from an attorney to rock your world.
just wondering
 
How is it that so many people smoke crack? I mean, lots of 'em do, but that doesn't make it legal.

YouTube has had to delete a lot of stuff that had misappropriated copyrighted material in it, and they'll have to do more.
 
i guess the bigger question is will they hunt down everyone that uses copyright music on their videos... how about wedding videos?? they use lots of copyright music then sell it on DVD.
 
It's pretty easy to figure out actually. If it was your music and it is how you make your living, would you want Tom Dick and Kerry to use it for putting videos together without your permission or paying you?
I just saw an ad on Craig's list Miami that will sell you ANY movie including those that are in the theatres now on dvd 2 for $5. Well that's part of how I make my living, residuals. I turned the website into the MPAA.
Anybody, and I mean anybody that infringes on copywrited material should be spanked monetarily, it doesn't matter if it is 10 seconds or a minute.
 
Barry_Green said:
How is it that so many people smoke crack? I mean, lots of 'em do, but that doesn't make it legal.....
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Who says people doing it makes it legal?
I only asked whether or not people are actually getting busted and whether or not we are hearing about it. One doesn't necessarily infer the other. For example, it is a Federal crime to send solicitations by facsimile to a business. I know of someone having to pay a fine in leiu of a court appearance. Yet the practice continues. My office gets flooded with them. People do get busted but it just isnt news worthy. Just because you dont hear about it, doesnt mean it aint happening. I would expect that not to be the case with copyrighted music infringement. Since there is more of a direct connection between authorship and earning a living and especially since the authors tend to be recognized, I would expect it to be more newsworthy. That doesnt seem to be the case. Just wondering why.
 
Interesting on L.A. news this morning about copywrite infringement. The MPAA among others are starting to track who uses the websites to download music and other peoples copywrited material. They are tracking who goes to certain websites and going after them. One guy is being sued for EACH copy of photos that he has pirated and put on his website for his use. He is being sued for $150,000. per occurance or per photo. Hard to do and expensive, but they only really need to make examples of a few to get the word around. Much like the guy that was sentenced to 10 years for pirating movies by shooting them in the theatres.
Oh baby!
 
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