I totally agree with Michael on this and, in fact, though I have only read part of it, much of this philosophy is behind Lawrence Lessig's excellent book "Free Culture".
Incidentally, in more cases than you think, it is actually "legal" to integrate copyrighted material in your work, but independent artists are afraid to use things without permission and, when asked, the publishers/distributors ask for large fees even though the artists may be within their rights, according to fair use, to use the work without permission. See the guidelines for fair use created by the center for social media < http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/publications/statement_of_best_practices_in_fair_use/ > Having said that, I try very hard to use creative commons music and music from podsafe music network, because I really want to support these artists who are willing to actively experiment with new paradigms and participate in culture in this way. ... Richard On 2/3/07, Michael Verdi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I wouldn't use copyrighted music without permission on a commercial > work but I have and will continue to use it on my personal stuff > because I think it should be allowed. I'm clear that it's not allowed > but I kind of feel like it's such bullshit that people should make a > stand. Copyright affords the creator certain rights so that they can > commercially exploit their work. I think the tradeoff for that is the > work (if successful) becomes part of our shared culture and therefor > is likely to be playing in the background while someome is running > around with a camera or even better, becomes the soundtrack. You are > taking nothing away from the original creator and they are not loosing > out on a share of the revenu. Basically, I license my personal stuff > BY-NC because I think that should replace traditional copyright. > > - Verdi > > > On 2/3/07, Richard (Show) Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<richard%40richardshow.org>> > wrote: > > This isn't true (as I understand it). You could do this for a radio > station > > or streaming on the web, but you could not do this with ASCAP songs that > are > > immediately down loadable ... my understanding anyway > > > > On 1/31/07, Peter Leppik <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <pleppik%40vocalabs.com>> > wrote: > > > > > > You could, at least in theory, buy an ASCAP license. ASCAP is the > > > organization which grants blanket music licenses to radio stations, > > > night clubs, etc. This would allow you to legally use just about any > > > recording in your podcast or vlog. > > > > > > The only problem is that ASCAP is really intended for revenue- > > > generating businesses, and their minimum license is $288/year for > > > online use. That's a bit pricey for most hobbyists worried about the > > > miniscule odds of a lawsuit. > > > > > > -Peter > > > > > > > > > On Jan 31, 2007, at 10:21 AM, Ron Watson wrote: > > > > > > > Ryanne, > > > > > > > > What terms are you claiming under mangatune? > > > > > > > > I hope you're not using the 'commercial but poor' classification as > > > > your basis for that usage. The last time I went to look for new > music > > > > at mangatune, there was a clarification on that classification. > > > > > > > > I've been cutting my own music as of late. > > > > > > > > I really must get better at not allowing music to play in the > > > > background in our pieces. It is so hard though. We always have > > > > music on. > > > > > > > > Then of course there is the issue of capturing someone's discdog > > > > routine on video and posting it. One part history and capturing a > > > > public event and one part copyright. I'd like to think that the > > > > interests of people (history and public venue) would outweigh the > > > > interests of profit (copyright), but we all know what's important in > > > > our society. > > > > > > > > I am going to be checking out ccmixter. Maybe I can run into Lucas > > > > there and apologize for the verbal beating i gave him before I > > > > understood where he was going (I really got hosed on that email lag > - > > > > totally out of context 24 hours later...). > > > > > > > > ron > > > > > > > > On Jan 31, 2007, at 2:30 AM, Deirdre Straughan wrote: > > > > > > > > > I've used Magnatune, giving credit as they require. But I get very > > > > > tired of > > > > > the process of hunting for the right soundtrack. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > best regards, > > > > > Deirdré Straughan > > > > > > > > > > www.beginningwithi.com (personal) > > > > > www.tvblob.com (work) > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > Peter U. Leppik > > > CEO > > > Vocal Laboratories Inc. > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <pleppik%40vocalabs.com> <pleppik%40vocalabs.com> > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Richard > > http://richardhhall.org > > Shows > > http://richardshow.org > > http://inspiredhealing.tv > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > -- > http://michaelverdi.com > http://spinxpress.com > http://freevlog.org > Author of Secrets Of Videoblogging - http://tinyurl.com/me4vs > > > -- Richard http://richardhhall.org Shows http://richardshow.org http://inspiredhealing.tv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
