ok hopefully someone can answer this legitamatly. we have 3 local bands willing to do music for our dvd for free. but a couple members in the group are all about bustin my ***** to put a couple mainstrem songs in there. im saying its copy right infringment and we cant do it. the sport is getting out to a larger audience and thats all we need is to have our first effort squashed b/c we get sued or some dumb *** **** like that. does anyone know what the law is? can you use anything as long as you arent making money directly off of there music and using it only as back ground. please help squash this if you can so we can finish this up...i think other big name groups get to use mainstream music b/c they pay for it.
thank you

 

im pretty sure u have to buy rights

 

do you want it distributed?

has anyone ever been sued for using certain music?

do you think everyone has paid for everything they have ever used?

answer those questions

 

my point exactly. and coming from you and hopefully a couple other people who know i will have enough to back up my points at the next meeting thank you.

 

also, im thinking we will get more publicity from local bands trying to get there name out there any way they can than if we use a bunch of mainstream stuff.

 

i'm pretty sure you have to fork up the money for the use of mainstream bands music

 

anyone know if the band "disturbed" has a website?? i need to get in contact with them ASAP

 

yeah right, down with the sickness was in EVERY underground vid for awhile. some bands care, some dont. look at mettalica....how many kids got sued b/c they didnt get there 99 cents??????

 

I hate when the same song is in two different videos. Dont use disturbed, its outdone.

As for paying to use music, I dont know ****, but my guess is they don't get paid, OR it works as a percentage of profit, and stunters work out their finances to post a 'loss' after all of their 'expenses'

 

Times 99 cents by at least 1-10 million and that is what Metalica probably lost.

To answer the question, you certainly need to have proper rights to the music if you want your video distributed...pretty much the only way to really make money anyways. If you plan on selling the video off your website or at shows only I wouldn't worry about it. If you were to get the rights to the music it takes months and lots of $$$$...local bands is your best bet.

 

Hey homie... telephone for you. It's 2001 calling and it says it has exclusive rights to all Disturbed songs for use in videos.

 

i just want part of the song for a 3 minute clip that i got. and that song goes really well. just wondering if i gotta get pemition to us it. not for resale, just as a clip in my web page for ppl to veiw,

 

You just answered your own question..."not for resale".

 

so, does that mean i can defenently use it without getting in the s**t??

 

If your not making money off of it, then you don't have to pay.

 

that is the answer i was looking for. i figured there was a reason the pro groups didnt use mainstream stuff. hopefully this thread will bring it to light for the boyz.
thank you.

 

I dont like hearing mainstream music in stunt videos

 

try some good rap music for a change....
instead of the same rock that is always used

 

ask darius......i hear mainstream stuff in his videos........

 

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