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I am considering opening my own business making my own music videos. Will I need the permission of the artists to publish videos using their songs?
Asked on Dec 19th, 2011 on Intellectual Property - Kansas
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I will make my own music videos to popular songs from Seether, Nickleback, Deftones, etc. Will I run into any copyright issues? Will I have to pay royalties to the artists for making a video using their songs?
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Yes. The owner of the copyright in the songs (and also in the performances) has the exclusive right to reproduce those songs. You need to obtain permission. You will probably be required to pay for it, but occasionally such permissions are granted gratis.
Answered on Dec 19th, 2011 at 3:42 PM