Would I be violating copyright to use famous song snippets of a few seconds in a podcast? Where can I find out what the law is?
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will instead of looking for the violation, there are a few places you can look specifically for CC licensed music:\n\nThe Creative Commons site itself has some good links, but most of the sites they link to are mainly electronica and you’ll find lots of dead ends. \nCC Mixer is a much better bet for CC licensed music. There is some great stuff in here and you can spend quite a bit of time exploring and listening. \nThe Music Lovers Union. Here you can find some pod casts that are focused on bring you the best of (mostly) CC music.
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In general, a phrase that short probably is not copyrightable. It may be trademarked, which would protect it from being reused within the same commercial context (so you probably can't write a book, play or screenplay with that name). But, for instance, if you wanted to open a pet store with that name, you'd probably be ok.\n\nThis doesn't constitute legal advice, however. Before you do anything, consult an attorney.
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Why not just pay the fee like everyone else? You can't remove the watermark because Mixmeister, like most commercial music sales sites, don't add the watermark over the music, they mix it with the stero tracks themselves. If you remove the watermark you'll also be removing any sound in the miusic track thet is at the same pitch and frequency. \n\nQuite apart from the moral question, it will hardly do you any good anyway. Unless you are going to use the track in your own home for your own enjoyment, then you are on a hiding to nothing. Mixmeister are very, very jealous of the copyright music and they do take action to protect themselves against copyright theft. If you can afford to defend a civil case like that then you can afforda  few quid to buy the track in the first place.
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These songs probably still have copyright protection.  Therefore, they're not free.
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In short, if you are in the US, ... NO.\n\nRadio stations require advertising or subscriptions to help pay the fees for playing copyrighted music.  That doesn't change whether you are making money off of it or not.
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If the music is copyrighted and the place you download from or you yourself do not have a license (permission) to copy it, you are engaged in an illegal act, and in aiding a criminal act. Copying it further onto your MP# is a separate violation.\n\nIf you don't leave a trail and don't share the file, and don't try to make money from it, chances are small anyone will go after you, but it's hard not to leave a trail of some kind.\n\nBe sure to thank the filesharer as you go to court. Not to mention the other people here who said it was legal.
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I should only become an issue if you sell them, or download them.... Since you already own all the music, and copied them and burnt them, and are giving them away for FREE you should have no problems....\n\nCongrats, and best wishes to you.
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Obviously someone's sadly mistaken thinking there's nothing illegal about it.  In order to get the license you will have to contact the studio that produces the video.  They'll discuss the pricing (if they're even willing) with you.  You can then agree or disagree.  One point to make though is they will require you use sometime of software to ensure the video is not seen after the time period allowed.
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as long as u dnt not pay for the copyright, and u download it without permission, it is illegal....
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I have two versions of it on my PC. One is 6:28, the other is 11:42 long. Both are ripped@224 so they are larger than 10 meg.\n\nWant a copy of either? Send your email address and remind me what song, I offer dozens of tunes a day to questioners. \n\nY!A Reply To:  doesn't allow attachments.
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No, it is not illegal.  It is called "fair use".  It would only be illegal if the amount of material reproduced was significant in relation to the whole.  Ten seconds out of two hours would not be a significant enough portion to cause harm to the copyright holder.  Also, if the material was used to illustrate a point within a larger work, such as, copying a paragraph from a book in another book where the first one is used as a reference or to support an argument.  You do not need permission.\n\nYou can look up the entire Fair Use Clause at the US Copyright Office online.
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If you live in the US, doing this is a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Even someone telling you how to do this is a violation of the DMCA, punishable by up to 5 years in prison.\n\nPersonally, I think you *SHOULD* be legally allowed to place short movie clips into a PowerPoint slide.\n\nIf you think this whole situation is ridiculous, and you'd like to do something about it, join the Electronic Frontier Foundation at http://www.eff.org . They're a non-profit digital liberties law firm.
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All downloading of anyhting copyrighted is illegal. If you are not paying for the music/movie/ whatever, then the producer is not making money, therefore YOU get in trouble =(. Any P2P sdharing can be legal, but not if you are downloading copyrighted items, because that is copyright infringement. If you download some neighborhood garage band, then that would be OK, as long as they don't care, but if it is like Britney Spears or something , then yes, it is illegal.
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You are allowed to burn one copy for yourself. DJs, when playing, have to prove that they own the songs they are playing.  Giving burned CDs away is pirating.
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go to ascap.com do copywrite reasearch. do you want to record their song, or use their song AND the recording of it, two different things. thats the start of it. you have to know who owns what rights to what to begin. there are standard rates for some things. you must get permission for using their recording, AND pay them a fee.
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Copyright is as :\nYou may not copy in part or whole any of this programme without prior permission of the copyright holder(s) Nickleodeon, Viacom and Paramount.\n\nI would say that using it would render you to prosecution.
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it is probably a protected song. (such as one you buy off msn music or watever).\n\nthey are smart, they don't want u to duplicate their songs w/o the protections (open the song in audicity and export it as mp3 or watever). as far as i know, i don't think there's a way around this.