Originally Posted by CameraDude  I shouldn't worry about using other people's music for small stuff like weddings...the legal people don't concern themselves with stuff like that. Please let me know of just ONE case that they have prosecuted someone for using commercial music on a wedding because I will be very interested. Only when you are distributing lots of them publicly you need to get serious permission. |
I am sorry, but,anyone that reads the above should ignore it.
Using copyrighted material in a for profit venture is simply illegal, no ifs, ands, or buts about it. If you wrote a song and had even 5 copies made illegally you wouldn't like it one bit, neither does anyone else.
The problem is one guy in Atlanta makes 5 copies, and 2 guys in New York make 5 copies, and on and on. Next thing you know there are 1000s of copies out there unlicensed and illegal.
Pay for your music and do it right, if you make 5 copies buy 5 copies, they only cost .99 at iTunes or Rhapsody to download. If the owner of the finished DVD makes copies they are responsible not you. If a buck a DVD is too much then you shouldn't be in the business to begin with
