I just want to add one more thing to this topic and maybe get some feedback.
I work for individuals and a couple of production companies in town.
I have one condition, they must provide me with everything they want on the DVD.
When the job is delivered to me the box contains, photos or Photo CDs, Music with a list of what songs they want for each chapter (8 chapters total, 3 are the ceremony so no extra music there), video on minidv tape which I capture.
I edit the video, create a couple of slideshows/montages, add the supplied music, create a DVD face graphic and a DVD Case insert graphic and provide them with 5 copies of the completed DVD. This is 90% of my work and I don't have anything to do with selecting or purchasing the music. My contract states that I am not responsible for any content on the DVD, music or graphics, supplied by the customer.
I suppose this is a kind of 'Don't ask, Don't tell' kind of attitude but if I don't do it someone else will. I truly don't feel I am responsible for the content when it is provided for me and I am instructed what to do with it.
In the event that I provide material, usually only for relatives, friends or non profits, and not for profit on my part, I guess I will just take the chance. What is the penalty for distribution of 5 copies that include maybe 60% of a song, most of the time I don't even use the complete song. I do get lots of royalty free music from muvipix.com and that helps with most of my projects where not enough music is supplied by the customer.
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