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Brent Marks
February 14th, 2005, 07:42 PM
Is it ok to use music in a video I produce... if it's a cover-band doing the song??


Curious...


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Paul Tauger
February 14th, 2005, 09:28 PM
Nope. You need a license for the underlying material.

Brent Marks
February 14th, 2005, 09:33 PM
I thought so...

But I saw a tv show in Houston and the guy has this music in the background...

I guess he just doesn't realize it's illegal..???

thanks

Paul Tauger
February 14th, 2005, 09:37 PM
Music in the background is a slightly different question, though the answer is usually the same -- it's infringement of the underlying material. Do a search on my name and "incidental reproduction" for some discussion on the topic.

Brent Marks
February 14th, 2005, 09:48 PM
Thanks for your time Paul!