Music Copyright Question..

[cephas]

Hi guys, I'm a brand spanker in the world of video editing and one (of the many) burning questions I have is what the go is with music? Can i just pick a song i like, download it and use it on the video? or do i have to use royalty-free music?

[prakashkrp]

Hi guys, I'm a brand spanker in the world of video editing and one (of the many) burning questions I have is what the go is with music? Can i just pick a song i like, download it and use it on the video? or do i have to use royalty-free music?

Yes there lots of source in web they sales royalty-free music in various subject.

[antonsvideo]

Hi guys, I'm a brand spanker in the world of video editing and one (of the many) burning questions I have is what the go is with music? Can i just pick a song i like, download it and use it on the video? or do i have to use royalty-free music?

what videos do you edit? if for domestic use such as weddings, you can buy an Amcos/Apra license for $500 per year and use any available music

if corporate/industrial or broadcast, all above bets are off and you need to use royalty free music or pay per use music from Amcos

I prefer royalty free and I have 200 disks, there are many sources in Australia, usually $120 per CD

[cephas]

thank you so much! i checked out apra's website, but i couldnt make head nor tail of what i needed. that has totally cleared it up for me : ) thank you!

in terms of buying royalty free cd's.. can you get ones that have current (pop) music on them? or for that would i need to go direct to apra?

[cephas]

oh sorry - another question.. do you know roughly how much pay per use from apra is?

[antonsvideo]

pay per use from apra for any of their library music ranges fro $50 to $200 for every 30 sec

library music does not include freely available music such as elton john, ACDC, guns & roses etc

their rate card can be found here

http://www.amcos.com.au/music-users/downloads/PM_AustralianRateBook.pdf

there is no such thing as current pop music in royalty free, but there is great stuff

try my friends at www.weavercommunications.com.au and http://www.royaltyfree.com.au/
mention my name and I am sure they look after you

[cephas]

how do you know what's library music and what's freely available? and by freely available do you mean that i can use their music for corporate? or do i still need to get the royalty.. somehow..?

[Stereodesign]

Basically you have to pay to use any music (other than that composed by you) in a production, wether this is via a wedding licence, production music library or by paying Elton John.

[scotberlin]

Here's a link that might be of service to you:

http://www.masternewmedia.org/audio_music_publishing/music-for-video/where-to-find-free-music-for-video-and-podcasts-20070722.htm

-Scot

[TrackRanger]

You should also check out SonicFire Pro from Smart Sound.
They have royalty free music of all sorts, and you can dial up the exact length you require to match your time line. It's a very powerful product. They have heaps of song styles, and thousands of titles available. You can preview songs online, and download immediately, without the requirement to wait for CD's to be delivered. As mentioned previously, unless it's your own composition, there's no such thing as free. SonicFire Pro is worth a look at.
Trevor

[iibw]

I use Smartsound, and the folks at WEVA also uses http://www.zoomlicense.com/ although I personally haven't signed up yet.

[cephas]

that's awesome!! thank you all so much for your help : ) looks like i have a bit of scouring the net to do to find some music then ;P

Thanks everyone. i really appreciate your help!! : )

[shueardm]

another

This one is a local (Aust) fella, although prices are in $US.

There's a 30% off coupon if you enter code ACM

[antonsvideo]

how do you know what's library music and what's freely available? and by freely available do you mean that i can use their music for corporate? or do i still need to get the royalty.. somehow..?

library music is music that is managed by Amcos to collect a per use fee, this music is not available in music stores (Cd's are available for free from Amcos partners) (it can be used for corporate or broadcast)

freely available music is what you find in any music store such as Elton John, ACDC etc. (you buy the CD) and can be used for weddings, parties, home movies providing you pay $500 per year for the license from Amcos/Apra (it can't be used for corporate or broadcast)

royalty free music is music you can buy from such makers and you can use it for anything you produce, broadcast or non broadcast. prices are around $100 per CD

[pjsssss]

...prices are around $100 per CD

Digital Juice music is much cheaper then that.