Thanks, Godfrey. I'm not making a mountain out of anything. It's just that rights are rights. And musicians (I was once one myself) should be able to actually make a living, just like photographers :-) The reason I was asking was actually that I have often wondered how to do this right. I made a slideshow once, using "Penny Lane" as the music. I could only display this privately, since I didn't think I'd have enough money to pay Mr. McCartney and Apple Records etc. I have been thinking of making musik myself (MIDI files, which would have to be converted into MP3 files or similar. Do you know how to do this? Which software are you using - it's seems like Macromedia? Regards
Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 21. februar 2006 06:50 Til: [email protected] Emne: Re: Also testing new presentation mechanism... On Feb 20, 2006, at 9:06 PM, Jens Bladt wrote: > The fist time I saw it I had problems like Cotty described. The > second time > I had no problems. It's really a beautiful show - portraying > poeple, events > and an environment in catching and caring way. I'm glad it's doing what I'd hoped. :-) > I still wonder, however, why so many of us, otherwise conserned > with the > issues of photographers rights and copyrights, do not seem to be > consernded > abuot the rights, conserning the music. This issue is the reason I > haven't > really begun putting music ad photographs together. If there's away > around > this I'd certainly like to know. The only ways I know is to either > get the > permission or to use music, that is free of rights - like folk > songs or > otherwise free music. > Godfrey, Did you get a permission (from the composer and artists > involved) > to publish the music this way? And how did you manage, please? Jens, I *am* concerned. My brother is a musician and music producer. I am a photographer. I would never intentionally do anything that would compromise a fellow artist's livelihood. This was a sample, a test of software that I'm evaluating as well as a concept that I'm working on. Note that the URL has only been distributed to a private and limited audience ... this mailing list, the SeePhoto and PAW mailing lists. Note also that an attribution is included in the piece stating who produced the sound. This piece will not be available on line for very long, as I believe I've proved the concept I had in mind. According to the information I've read so far, this is covered by principles of Fair Use of copyright. Before the finished work is reposted with a link that is publicly accessible on my website and therefore could be considered a promotion of my business interests, I'll be sure that my use of the sound track is covered properly either by Fair Use of copyright rules or by obtaining permission to use it for that purpose. It's not really so difficult. It just takes some leg work, and sometimes some money, to obtain proper permission to use a piece of music. I'm not a lawyer, and I refuse to become embroiled in a long discussion of the legalities and/or moralities of this concept. It's not my area of expertise, nor is it an area I have much to offer in discussion. But when I need some material to do supplement my own work, well, I just go to people who *DO* know how to manage it and ask for some assistance. Which is how I work with others when they come to me and ask to use my photographs too, by the way. I've granted rights for use of photos and other works many many times. All it takes, usually, is a release from me to the user as to what the piece is going to be used for as well as what the terms of compensation will be, agreed to by both parties. Sometimes the compensation is simply an attribution included in their work, other times they've paid me a tithe for the privilege. I obtain templates for these releases out of a book of standard "Small Business Agreements". Let's not make a mountain out of a molehill, ok? Godfrey -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.11/264 - Release Date: 02/17/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.11/264 - Release Date: 02/17/2006
