How do I give credit to this aritst?
I want to use “Ghosts n stuff” By Deadmau5 in a video I’m putting on youtube. How do I give credit to the artists and/or record company so I’m not copyrighting anything?
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You have asked quite a loaded question.
Legally, by using their song, you are violating their copyright (performance of a copyrighted work, e.g., by including it in a video you are publishing, is a violation of copyright, even if done for no profit). Even if you credit them as the creator of the work (which you should do!), you are still using their work without permission.
The legally correct path to go about this is to contact Deadmau5’s agent and work out a licensing agreement.
What seems to be the “socially acceptable” path is to just post your video, and it’ll be taken down by youtube if anyone reports the infringement. You may open yourself to an infringement lawsuit (criminal or civil), but that’s not terrifically likely, although you should understand that it could happen.
You pay them….. they’re professionals.
Like others have said…. You contact them and get permission. They may charge you and they may not… But you need to ask. Not only is it the legal thing to do, but it the right thing to do.
Well, at least ¾ of videos on youtube have copyrighted music, and i see a lot of them with iTunes things that pop up… so I was wondering if that was the same thing as giving them credit
@grumpyfish well I send him/her and e-mail, so I guess I’ll just hope for the best.
I think whether they charge or not may depend upon how eager they are for free exposure/publicity since you youself are not realizing any profit from this.
The other factor would be what their general policy is about distributing their music on the Internet.
There are some artists whose attitude is that they make their money from their concert tours so they don’t have a problem with people downloading their music from the Internet.
Each band/artist has different viewpoints about all of these issues so it’s best to ask permission.
Of course some creative sucking up and telling them how much you love their music certainly doesn’t hurt either :)
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