Tunes in vids

[slackercruster]

Do the producers of sport films pay to use the music in the film? I'm talking about inline, skateboard, skiboard, twin tip, etc., vids and their respective sound tracks.

[Greco]

legally they are supposed to get permission from the artists/record label. to get permission they may have to pay or just ask. it usually depends on how popular the band is. i wondered the same thing when i saw mothers milk video magazine and it had songs from ozzy and kid rock, etc. i asked felix (the maker) about it when i saw him and he said "screw 'em. if they get upset about it they will tell me to stop making it and i already have. i only made one batch."

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[adeehr]

Ben would probably know better then I, but I was involved in some independent films a few years ago. Actually that's how I met my wife and no it wasn't porno! And I was the assistant director in charge of music and other things. I called some record labels and inquired about using their music and they said I had to contact the lawyers to figure out compensation. Well, we dropped it right there as we didn't have that kind of money and found a local musician that was more then happy to help.

Making my story short, yea I believe they do have to pay the music companies as they are reeping profit from the artists efforts.

[mctwist311]

thats true but nobody buys a sport video to hear the music tracks they wanna see the guys throwdown..... good music is just a plus...

[Mark]

Originally posted by mctwist311
thats true but nobody buys a sport video to hear the music tracks they wanna see the guys throwdown..... good music is just a plus...

yea i don't think anyone really pays the artists, watch out for the clippers though.

[harrysiii]

i was told that as long as they are under a certain length, it's legal. i don't know the specifics though. my friend makes mix cd's (powerhourcd.com) with each song only 60 seconds and he said it's legal.

[thisisjon]

As far as I know, if its recognizable as a specific song, you have to have the label's permission. The artist has no say, and doesnt get anything out of it.
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