ya copyright stuff is generally cut and dry with plenty of case law out there.  better to limit liability.

there are so many places to get buyout music these days... some of it is good  :), as in doesn't sound like lame corporate p_orno with slapping bass and midi horns :)

S

On Mar 28, 2013, at 12:07 PM, Jim Curtis <jpcurtis@me.com> wrote:

US citizens can read the law on copyright.gov.  It's pretty plain language.

What is being discussed are called "synchronization rights."


On Mar 28, 2013, at 12:01 PM, Carey Dissmore wrote:

I've never heard of such a law or exclusion.
It is most definitely copyright violation.
They are taking a risk and rolling the dice on getting caught.

I did it too in the past, but these days I play it safe and only use licensed or royalty free options. Gotta limit exposure.

Carey

On Mar 28, 2013, at 9:57 AM, Andrew Embury <aembury@gmail.com> wrote:

 From what I remember, is that if it's an audience less then 30 people viewing it at one time and you don't turn a profit/ charge to view you should be in the clear.

Cheers.

- Andrew

On 2013-03-28, at 10:23 AM, Brian Higgins <higgins@soldesignfx.com> wrote:

It's technically copyright violation, but since it's such limited distribution, nobody really cares.

Sent from my iPhone

On Mar 28, 2013, at 5:55 AM, Anthony Clifford Tonyatomy <info@tonyatomy.com> wrote:

Hi boys and girls,

I have a question regarding music for a showreel. I often hear commercial music
that is used in a showreel. Like very popular top 40 song's? Are they save to use
and is this ok by copyright law? How do you guys obtain music for your showreel?

I hope to hear soon, because I want to publish my showreel today.

Anthony

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