track licensing
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- indian_pole
if i wanted to make a showreel for my website and have a music track on it from an established artist... do i need permission for that and how would i go about getting it?
- whereRI0
its not commercial use, put a small mention on it maybe...otherwise should be fine.
- indian_pole0
it's to get design work so it is commercial i guess init?
- indeedckentish
- i am a registered company.indian_pole
- no. did someone pay you to make your reel?whereRI
- but i'm broadcasting it to "MILLIONS" (hehe) on the net. which is illegal no?indian_pole
- depends. By the way you aren't a registered company.ribit
- whereRI0
anyway, dont feel like debating 'commercial use' , you asked, its my opinion, many companies- as big as psyop, stardust etc etc use unlicensed music for their reels. Guess its an industry thing.
- soon as someone pays you for a product/video it becomes commercialwhereRI
- so its fine as long as i get no work eh?? kind of defeats the object!indian_pole
- no no no
godwhereRI - nobody PAID you for your reelwhereRI
- Man, RI, you've got it all wrong.dMullins
- moth0
Yes you need permission, and you get it from these people: http://www.prsformusic.com
http://www.prsformusic.com/users…That's UK use only. You'll need to clear other territories with the other bodies in those countries.
Permission = paying, by the way. They don't just say 'yes'.
- But to be honest, they have bigger fish to fry. I would just use it anyway.moth
- cheers.indian_pole
- dMullins0
You can catch a charge for this—it's illegal, hands down.
While you are not currently making a profit from its use, you are using the artist's intellectual property (music, in this case) to stake out future profits for yourself.
It is copyright infringement, but of course the chances of getting knocked off are marginal.
If you really want to use the artist's music, you could try reaching out to them and explaining your intents.
- whereRI0
^ agreed, if you read my first reply Ckentish, you will see i said
" its not commercial use, put a small mention on it maybe...otherwise should be fine." emphasis on SHOULD
sure its copyright infringement but because its not profit usage and also because i presume idian_pole isnt warner bros, nobody is gonna give a shit.