Even though you might not be making money now if you do in the future they could so for back royalties with interest and that could feasibly be a handsome chunk of change.
Using copyrighted music is complicated. You need permission from the owner of the composition and the owner of the recording. Often times these aren't the same. Here is info on licensing http://www.ascap.com/weblicense/ Here good explanation of fair use http://www.soundexchange.com/licensing101.html#a19 Will http://www.tiny-tube.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Michael Meiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On Jan 18, 2006, at 2:13 PM, LeanBackVids.com wrote: > > > >> Does Rocketboom have the rights to use a clip from this? Wouldn't > >> they need the approval of both Kevin Smith and Quentin Tarantino? > >> > >> Also, what about the rights for those commericals at the end? > >> http://www.rocketboom.com/vlog/archives/2006/01/rb_06_jan_17.html > >> > >> The reason I ask is because we use copyrighted music all the time, as > >> well as screencasts from Google Earth. I haven't been too worried > >> about getting busted because we're still smalltime. Also, searching > >> the pod-safe music sites is a daunting task and my ears begin to > >> bleed > >> after listening to tons of crappy songs (not to say all of it is > >> crap). > >> > >> Anyways, it would provide big publicity if Google or the RIAA > >> censored > >> a video blog. Is there a bigger risk of getting busted if a vlog has > >> sponsorship money? Just want to get ideas from others. > >> > > Matt, There are all sorts of legal issues... and I suggest doing > whatever's in your power to secure rights or simply use podsafe or > creative commons materials that explitiely state how you can use > them. That siad there is one final rule of thumb I go buy... and > truely any great legal mind would tell you this under the table. > > Lawsuits ALWAYS follow the money... therefore if you're not making > any money you'll have some leway... In short I don't think you have > much to worry about unless your planing on sub licensing or selling > your content in the future. I do strongly advise you slowly move your > workflow into a completely podsafe arena... because with so much > great openly licensced media out there, particularly music there's > just no need to take any risks. > > That said I think rocketboom is getting into a big grey area because > of their celebrity. > 1) the "videosphere" is not as well devleloped and therefore not as > much content is explicitely licensced for use with vlogs and other > open access media. Therefore rocketboom must draw on grey area content. > > 2) though I don't know how much money they're making yet their > celebrity puts them in a precarious spot... they're high > visibility... somone in fact might be tempted to sue them not because > they're necissarily making money of this media, but because of the > added bonus of free publicity. > > That said I love and respect what rocketboom is doing with creative > remixing and reuse of content... and I think though we may suffer > some set backs this MUST be the way of the future. To opt out of > remixing, redistribution and reuse unnecisarily is to opt out of the > evolving marketplace and the new economy of information... > indreasingly as this new economy grows I ecpect they'll be more > incentive for arists and even incumbent media to open up their > libraries for creative reuse on at least some level. > > In summary... the winds of change are blowing in favor of a more > liberal fair use, but we must be careful of setbacks that will > happen... primarily due greed and misunderstanding. > > Every artist down here on the ground floor know the value of creative > reuse... but people not on the ground floor of this revolution may > not get it AT all. > > Proceed with caution, but enjoy, experiment and do great and > flattering things for those artists who's materials you reuse. Site > them heavily and very favorably. > > Peace, > > -Mike > > >> -Matt > >> ----------------------- > >> http://vlogmap.org > >> http://leanbackvids.com > >> http://ridertech.com > >> > >> --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Brett Gaylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> Geez you'd think they could afford a decent mic, though :) > >>> > >>> > >>> On 1/15/06, Michael Meiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Jan 15, 2006, at 2:00 PM, Ted Tagami wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Jay, what a great find! Two thoughts: > >>>> > >>>> (1) the celebrity of the filmmakers is one thing, but its great > >> just to > >>>> see friends get together and discuss the work and process, and for > >> us to > >>>> have a lens into that process. > >>>> > >>>> (2) damn good marketing > >>>> > >>>> wonder if any of these guys subscribes to the group... ;) > >>>> > >>>> Damn, that's exactly what I was thinking too... "cellebrities are > >> people > >>>> too" :) > >>>> > >>>> Sometimes media and the people in it get so abstracted we forget > >> they're > >>>> human... I think this is one of the legacies of Ebay.. .it turned > >> buyers > >>>> into sellers and taught us all something about the person on the > >> other end > >>>> of the phone or other side of the counter. > >>>> > >>>> Vlogging is a humanizing thing indeed. > >>>> > >>>> And also damn good marketing. :) > >>>> > >>>> On 1/15/06, Jay dedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> dont know if you like movies, but heres a cool video: > >>>>> http://clerks2.com/movies/goodbadman560.mov > >>>>> > >>>>> Director Kevin Smith has his friends(Quentin Tarantino and Robert > >>>>> Rodriguez) over to watch his recent cut... > >>>>> and gets feedback. > >>>>> when do we ever get to see stuff like this? > >>>>> > >>>>> jay > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Adventures in Videoblogging > >>>>> <http://www.momentshowing.net> > >>>>> <http://getFireAnt.com> > >>>>> <http://node101.org> > >>>>> > >>>>> ------------------------------ > >>>>> YAHOO! 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