Music Copyright Question..

[Jerry]

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!! : )

An easy way to tell is to put yourself in the shoes of the songwriter.

If you take the time and money to produce a video that is distributed
on DVD, would you want someone taking part of your production and using it in one of their productions? Even more so, wouldn't you want to be paid for that useage.

That is how I look at it. Or, I should say my copyright lawyer does!

When purchasing music, make sure you read the fine print. Especially with licensing fees. For example the zoom service allows you to buy the right to use copywritten songs but limits the use. No broadcast rights, 25 copies, etc.
Definitly read the fine print.

There are numerous royalty free music services.
Just search on the web.

[cephas]

Edius should totally tap into this market and incorporate some music samples and sound effects as part of the edius software! kind of like a clip art for sounds.

[Bart]

Another source: www.freeplaymusic.com

[Geoff]

Is the end product a commercial release or is it for for private use? If it isn't commercial then I would suggest that you join the I.A.C. from whom you may get copyright exemption clearance for a very nominal fee. This will allow you to use virtualy any music you wish providing it is not used for commercial purposes. http://www.theiac.org.uk

Geoff

[redgum]

I'll second that! Go Smartsound.