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Charles Perkins · October 12th, 2006, 03:48 PM

so, i'm making a ski flm. At the begining, it was small prject to fill my gap year. since then, it has snowballed and has been reciving a large amount of press and i am now thinking that i might have to pay for the rights to the music we are using. apparently, and correct me if i'm wrong, under UK law if i produce under 500 copies (499) then i do not have to pay for the rights to any copyright material used. i now have an estimate of the numbber of copies that will be sold, through stores and online and it is above the 500 mark.

how do i go about finding out how much the rights to each song cost? do i have to contact each lable or the artist's who's music we are using? or is there a website where such info can be found?

regards.

Douglas Spotted Eagle · October 12th, 2006, 03:55 PM

Unless the UK has recently passed some laws that I'm unaware of with regard to copyright and licensing, you're *way* off the mark. As a commercial, sellable, renewable enterprise, you cannot manufacture "up to 500 DVDs" without paying license fees.
As far as how to go about finding the copyright holder...it's quite easy.

http://www.dvinfo.net/articles/busin...yrightfaq1.php

Chris Luker · October 13th, 2006, 11:04 AM

So, using your logic... I can make up to 499 copies of your film, sell them for a profit, and not have to pay you, the copyright holder, at all? Then have me mum do the same thing?
Spot is right. You should have been paying all along.

October 12th, 2006, 03:48 PM	#1
Charles Perkins Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: paris, fr Posts: 102	music rights! so, i'm making a ski flm. At the begining, it was small prject to fill my gap year. since then, it has snowballed and has been reciving a large amount of press and i am now thinking that i might have to pay for the rights to the music we are using. apparently, and correct me if i'm wrong, under UK law if i produce under 500 copies (499) then i do not have to pay for the rights to any copyright material used. i now have an estimate of the numbber of copies that will be sold, through stores and online and it is above the 500 mark. how do i go about finding out how much the rights to each song cost? do i have to contact each lable or the artist's who's music we are using? or is there a website where such info can be found? regards.

October 12th, 2006, 03:55 PM	#2
Douglas Spotted Eagle VASST Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stockton, UT Posts: 5,648	Unless the UK has recently passed some laws that I'm unaware of with regard to copyright and licensing, you're way off the mark. As a commercial, sellable, renewable enterprise, you cannot manufacture "up to 500 DVDs" without paying license fees. As far as how to go about finding the copyright holder...it's quite easy. http://www.dvinfo.net/articles/busin...yrightfaq1.php __________________ Douglas Spotted Eagle/Spot Author, producer, composer Certified Sony Vegas Trainer http://www.vasst.com

October 13th, 2006, 11:04 AM	#3
Chris Luker Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Woods Cross, Utah Posts: 310	So, using your logic... I can make up to 499 copies of your film, sell them for a profit, and not have to pay you, the copyright holder, at all? Then have me mum do the same thing? Spot is right. You should have been paying all along.