Special Event Video - Copyright Compliance Or Death By Angry MusicianPosted by Dalgaard Lunde on January 8th, 2021 Special Event Videography ? Copyright ComplianceYou have just filmed an ideal wedding/birthday/bris/special event plus you've got a wonderful part of current music you are sure that is going to compliment your superb editing and "in your face" transitions. In fact it is so excellent you have obtained permission from the client and you really are gonna stream part of it on your site to showcase your incredible talents to prospects. So are you copyright compliant or perhaps a silly bunny going to inadvertently pilfer another's work, sweat and tears, by not affording them the proper royalties or recognition? If you're the bunny variety, you're not doing yourself, the artist and other videographers any favours. You may well not be described as a hardened criminal with a special place reserved in hell, however, you will probably be stuck in the elevator taking there paying attention to the best of Kenny G. Lets explore a number of commonly held myths. I have purchased a music CD from your valid source, I can do what I want using the music as I purchased it for. No Bad Boy 2 ' (aka bunny) you cannot. It is not of you, but by those that created it. You have merely purchased the medium where you are able to hear the aforesaid music. I have recorded a public event and commercial music was played during that event which I have captured on film. I can do whatever I choose with my recording because it was an event inside the public arena. No, sorry. It is still copyright music instead of to work with without the appropriate permission. I did the right thing and purchased copyright music. As I have paid lots of money for this, I can now do what I just as in it. You are receiving warmer, however it is royalty free music not copyright, it's still the house of the artists that wrote it. You can exclusively use it inside the manner prescribed by them. Read their terms and conditions. Lets focus on some basics. Do you might have a license? 'A license?' you say incredulously. Within Australia prosumer/professional videographers who create domestic videos have to buy a limited music license from APRA/AMCOS either on a job by job basis or annually. Individual events are around .00 using the yearly fee currently waiting for 8.00 (2008). The license is known as a Domestic Use Video License plus it permits the application of commercial music. The terms, conditions and form can be located at APRA. The following restrictions apply: Music will not be reproduced onto a production which is being commercially marketed in any way, for instance a corporate video, training film or videos created for sale on the average man or woman. The video might not contain any promotional or advertising material. The video is probably not screened for the average person or perhaps be used as a promotional tool. The video is produced being viewed in the private domestic setting only and distribution is limited to people that appear inside production. Careful if the client wants to send their video overseas to family and friends. The licensee might not make anymore than 20 copies of the one domestic use video. 'Ok', I hear you say,'I'll have a license for my video productions but I need to put my video on the net. How do I ensure copyright compliance?' Well, you are able to purchase royalty free music coming from a number of sources online. Generally a thirty second to a few minute track will set you back around .00 once again that you do not bought it, you happen to be only buying permission to work with it inside public arena. An internet search will identify many organisations that could provide music to accommodate any taste and video theme. You can purchase by individual track or compilation CD, which generally will likely be the cheaper method. Alternatively it is possible to do a certain amount of internet research and locate new aspiring artists who're happy to trade music for exposure. This can be an inexpensive and mutually beneficial way of securing royalty and value free music. 'But', you say imploringly, 'I want to use current Top 40 music.' Well you'll be able to't! Unless, you approach Britney in rehab, or Amy in rehab, or get the image and they also say 'Sure, please use my fantastic piece of music to go with your Bris video, hmm nice transitions.' Then you happen to be copyright compliant, although I don't much like your chances. Think about it backwards, how do you feel if someone copied your amazing video and sold it on istock? One with the problems faced by professional videographers is that we can not be sure where our films will end up or that they will be used. But when you purchase the proper license, by adhering to copyright restrictions and informing our clients accordingly a minimum of we afford music artists their dues and hopefully dodge an eternity of Kenny G and also other hellishly related musak. Like it? Share it! |