death in vegas p2 - should copyright law be redefined for internet?
this mp3 has nothing to do with the post...it's just musical accompaniment.
I just thought it only fair to post an update on the Death in Vegas situation. Especially after seeing Max Load's helpful comment (thank you Max Load!)... and thank you to everyone who tried to help me with this.
If you're remotely interested here's what happened:
ppluk (phonographic performance limied) couldn't find candie mckenzie on their database. they suggested i try sony bmg.
had lovely conversation with woman at sony bmg who told me that they hadn't produced "satan's circus" with sony but said that Simon Bentley was their manager and would be a good starting place.
Simon Bentley was wicked! he responded immediately and got all the necessary balls rolling.
then it got a bit complicated. Tom from Warner Chappell music said that they controlled half of the publishing on the song (Tim Holmes half)... and they could get me clearance on their half... as long as I got clearance for the other half (BMG publishing...apparently separate from sony bmg...)
So I wrote to Chris in BMG publishing... and Fiona from Universal Music Publishing Group replied....hmmm.
Fiona gave me clearance too... but she said I'd also need o contact the record company to clear the recording (master rights)... and Warner Chappell who own the other 50% if i hadn't already done so (which I had...Tom)...
so who owns the master rights? who is the record company? I think the upshot was that it was self-produced but I'm not 100% certain!
Anyway, to cut to the chase... Once I'd gained clearance for the music, the project that we wanted the music for got "shelved" which I had to explain to dear Simon Bentley.
It was a tiring process but I learnt a lot. One thing it really highlighted for me was that copyright law was written such a long time ago, long before the internet, and long before anyone knew the internet would be what it is and will be...
So is it fair to implement the same copyright laws on internet use? Which would surely lead to more and more control on the internet. Less space for new. Wouldn't it eventually lead the internet to become just as uniform and mundane as the television?
These are the clearance terms for Death In Vegas:
Term: one year online licenseTerritory: WorldMedia: non downloadable, streaming for the specified website
The fee isn't so relevant. I'm more interested in the "one year" ... what about archives? and territory "world", it's the internet!
I just thought it only fair to post an update on the Death in Vegas situation. Especially after seeing Max Load's helpful comment (thank you Max Load!)... and thank you to everyone who tried to help me with this.
If you're remotely interested here's what happened:
ppluk (phonographic performance limied) couldn't find candie mckenzie on their database. they suggested i try sony bmg.
had lovely conversation with woman at sony bmg who told me that they hadn't produced "satan's circus" with sony but said that Simon Bentley was their manager and would be a good starting place.
Simon Bentley was wicked! he responded immediately and got all the necessary balls rolling.
then it got a bit complicated. Tom from Warner Chappell music said that they controlled half of the publishing on the song (Tim Holmes half)... and they could get me clearance on their half... as long as I got clearance for the other half (BMG publishing...apparently separate from sony bmg...)
So I wrote to Chris in BMG publishing... and Fiona from Universal Music Publishing Group replied....hmmm.
Fiona gave me clearance too... but she said I'd also need o contact the record company to clear the recording (master rights)... and Warner Chappell who own the other 50% if i hadn't already done so (which I had...Tom)...
so who owns the master rights? who is the record company? I think the upshot was that it was self-produced but I'm not 100% certain!
Anyway, to cut to the chase... Once I'd gained clearance for the music, the project that we wanted the music for got "shelved" which I had to explain to dear Simon Bentley.
It was a tiring process but I learnt a lot. One thing it really highlighted for me was that copyright law was written such a long time ago, long before the internet, and long before anyone knew the internet would be what it is and will be...
So is it fair to implement the same copyright laws on internet use? Which would surely lead to more and more control on the internet. Less space for new. Wouldn't it eventually lead the internet to become just as uniform and mundane as the television?
These are the clearance terms for Death In Vegas:
Term: one year online licenseTerritory: WorldMedia: non downloadable, streaming for the specified website
The fee isn't so relevant. I'm more interested in the "one year" ... what about archives? and territory "world", it's the internet!
Locating MOG account...
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