Sarah Muscutt
I've Got It
But say the original artist is a person in Japan?? How do I contact them for permission? I'm having trouble with foreign music in general...
Music copyright question?
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XXLRay
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You would need to find out their contact data. Most artist have an official website. This usually contains information on how to reach them (because they want to be booked for gigs, discovered by record labels, ...). Try to write in English if you don't speak Japanese. Probably attach an automatic translation (but mark it as such).
Sarah Muscutt
I've Got It
Thanks for your help! This is easily the most frustrating thing about Youtube...
Sarah Muscutt
I've Got It
That was unnecessarily snarky *Sigh*...of course I know that, but the point was once made to me that music labels don't HAVE to make the process for obtaining permission to use their music in videos so darn difficult! It would, in most cases, like with the song used by Benji from itsjudyslife (Tonight by Silent Nation), cause people to actually buy their music! Free exposure is always good right? But they make it as hard as possible. International copyright law doesn't cause it to be difficult, LABELS DO!
Sarah Muscutt
I've Got It
*Sigh* which is why they should make it easy to submit your idea to them so they can decide whether or not they would like to support it.
Hey if you guys need some information on this sort of stuff, there are some resources on the web. Did a little Googling around and found this:
"In order to use a musical composition in a movie, you need to get a license from the PA copyright owner(s). In order to use a specific recording of a song, you need to get a sync license from the copyright owner of the sound recording as well as rights for the musical composition from the publishing company and writer/composer who administer the PA. Using the above example, permission to use the Frank Sinatra version of released by Reprise for use in Mrs. Doubtfire would be granted by Reprise Records for the SR, Frank Loesser and his Publisher for the PA. Synch Fees would be collected for this use (performance royalties would be collected and distributed as well as Mrs. Doubfire broadcasted) by the label and publisher(s). Making a new recording from a well-known musical composition for a movie is not uncommon because it can be less expensive than licensing the original recording for the sound recording copyright holder. Using a popular recording in a movie can sometimes cost well over $100,000."
Replace "movie" with "YouTube video" and I'm sure terms are similar. Got it from my friend who writes blog content for Muserk. Hope that helps!
"In order to use a musical composition in a movie, you need to get a license from the PA copyright owner(s). In order to use a specific recording of a song, you need to get a sync license from the copyright owner of the sound recording as well as rights for the musical composition from the publishing company and writer/composer who administer the PA. Using the above example, permission to use the Frank Sinatra version of released by Reprise for use in Mrs. Doubtfire would be granted by Reprise Records for the SR, Frank Loesser and his Publisher for the PA. Synch Fees would be collected for this use (performance royalties would be collected and distributed as well as Mrs. Doubfire broadcasted) by the label and publisher(s). Making a new recording from a well-known musical composition for a movie is not uncommon because it can be less expensive than licensing the original recording for the sound recording copyright holder. Using a popular recording in a movie can sometimes cost well over $100,000."
Replace "movie" with "YouTube video" and I'm sure terms are similar. Got it from my friend who writes blog content for Muserk. Hope that helps!