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Douglas Spotted Eagle July 7th, 2006 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Calvin
I have a band who is willing to give me use of their unpublished material in my short. They have given me verbal permission and email wise permission, but I assume I need more. I have talent release forms for actors and such, but have never done anything like this.

Is there a standard form people use?

Thanks,

David

There are standard release forms available for no cost all over the web. they are also included with the "Copyright: What you Need to know" DVD from VASST. (shameless plug)

Douglas Spotted Eagle July 7th, 2006 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Marco Leavitt
What about getting permission use a cover of a song in a video? Is the process different? Specifically, we want to pay a local band to cover the Ramones' "The KKK Took My Baby Away."

You wouldn't have master license issues, but you'd still have sync rights and compulsories to deal with if you use a newly recorded version of the song.

Marco Leavitt July 7th, 2006 03:07 PM

"You wouldn't have master license issues, but you'd still have sync rights and compulsories to deal with if you use a newly recorded version of the song."

Would it be cheaper? How do I start the process?


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