Audio rights question
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- harlequino
Odd question. I've created this promo animation using, as a placement track, an edited version of the music from this old movie theater bumper:
Does anyone have any idea who might own that, or how I can find out? The deadline for final video is kind of now-ish, even though the client is dragging their feet on music. I was originally supposed to contract original music to be created, but I don't think they want to pay for it. Finding a piece of stock sound doesn't look good, and might as well pay for original music with the licensing cost of stock.
I was toying with the idea of suggesting that they use this, after checking with their lawyer, because it's perfect for the piece, and see if anyone comes knocking claiming ownership.
Any ideas? Any way to find out if its simply in public domain?
- boobs0
As I understand it, basically nothing made in the 20th Century is in the public domain.
But, you know, with the internet and everything, copyright is nearly meaningless. Because everything is so easy to steal.
- fresnobob0
after a 2 second serarch on youtube I found this about the track:
"It's called Funky Fanfare, by Keith Mansfield. "
- harlequino0
^yup I just found that as well. I never thought to search for it as a track, I assumed it was part of the theater graphics package, or however they used to do things at the time.
Not finding much about this fellow or the track itself.
- fresnobob0
Dude, its really easy to find info about it!
For example, you can buy it here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product…and get the rights to it cleared for use here:
http://www.prsformusic.com/Pages…
- SPECTACULAR0
just sample it. sampling is 73% legal in 86.4% so you can 45% it!
- mikotondria30
Find old soviet and eastern european tv and film bits, no chance of being nabbed.