25 Mar
2009
25 Mar
'09
10:53 p.m.
What's the law say about trading or copying sounds here in the states? I think
it's wrong to pay for the actual sounds, but if you supply the materials so somebody
can copy them for you is that wrong? Unless you put advertising on the internet, are the
copyright holders going to press charges? I don't want to come across mean, I'm
just curious about these questions. Isn't it easier just to throw some sounds on a
floppy or 5 and send them through the mail?
26 Mar
26 Mar
12:30 a.m.
Hi Folks.
If you really want to know about Copyright Law in the US, the best thing to
do is visit their web site. They have some very easy to understand documents
about copyright:
http://www.copyright.gov/
I know it is more expedient to simply ignore them with the intention of not
getting caught, but I feel strongly its best to do the right thing. Schools
of Music in general from my experience have done less than a stellar job of
educating musicians on Copyrights and even how to protect your own works.
For those that are not familiar with this or could use a review, I encourage
all of you to review the Copyright laws.
As for practical considerations, you don't want someone filing a lawsuit
against you for copyright infringement, cause even if they loose their case
against you, you loose either way because of the attorney fees you would
need to represent yourself.
Another practical consideration, is that when you contact the copyright
holder you may get a chance to have access to other or similar materials you
are seeking permission for. In the case of the samples, they may have the
original samples that are higher quality and before any processing was done
to them.
Hope this was helpful!
David A. Roth
On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 10:53 PM, Denny Daughters
<denny(a)dennydaughters.com>wrote;wrote:
What's the law say about trading or copying
sounds here in the states? I
think it's wrong to pay for the actual sounds, but if you supply the
materials so somebody can copy them for you is that wrong? Unless you put
advertising on the internet, are the copyright holders going to press
charges? I don't want to come across mean, I'm just curious about these
questions. Isn't it easier just to throw some sounds on a floppy or 5 and
send them through the mail?
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8:01 a.m.
Denny Daughters wrote:
What's the law say about trading or copying sounds
here in the
states? I think it's wrong to pay for the actual sounds, but if you
supply the materials so somebody can copy them for you is that
wrong? Unless you put advertising on the internet, are the copyright
holders going to press charges? I don't want to come across mean,
I'm just curious about these questions. Isn't it easier just to
throw some sounds on a floppy or 5 and send them through the mail?
Great idea Denny. Better still, why pay for anything? Just get an
impressive gun, and steal everything you need. It's much cheaper and
way more exciting. In fact, you should even steal the gun.
The fact is this:
Some folks have a sense of integrity and respect and will pay for
samples and products which are the result of someone else's hard work.
Others just have a sense of entitlement and are believe everything
should be shared around for free.
Well Denny, I'll be around at your place this evening to collect all
your furniture and music gear. I believe I have a right to take it. I
don't believe you'll press charges......
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