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Comment on Understanding Royalty Free Music: A Slice of Royalty Pie by Royalty Free Music VS Classical Cues | Is This Binding

Royalty Free Music VS Classical Cues | Is This Binding — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:22:46 +0000

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Comment on Understanding Royalty Free Music: The Basics of the Music Industry, Copyright & Licensing by Lee Pritchard

Lee Pritchard — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:43:28 +0000

Hi Gilles

Many thanks for your comment. I am glad you liked my article and pleased that you find my interpretation clearer than others you have read. That is really encouraging to hear
I am trying to explain the whole subject in my own words rather than be influenced by other articles I have read in the subject. I find that copyrights and licensing can get very heavy going, very easily. Something I am trying to avoid.

Comment on Understanding Royalty Free Music: The Basics of the Music Industry, Copyright & Licensing by Gilles Arbour

Gilles Arbour — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:47:40 +0000

Thank you Lee for writing this article! I believe your explanation about buying music in a store or from Amazon as getting a very restricted license for personal use rather than actually buying the music itself is the clearest I have ever read.

I will certainly use this idea. It presents the use of music as various types or degrees of licensing - from personal enjoyment (my home, my car, my iPod…) to music broadcast (whether it is for a website, podcast, video, slide show, radio, TV, Film…) all on the same continuum rather than two completely different things. It brings some communication clarity in an Industry that is changing very rapidly.

Comment on Music use, MySpace and Second Life by Lee Pritchard

Lee Pritchard — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:12:33 +0000

Hi Peter, to be honest I have not been on second life for a while. I should log in soon.

I have not seen much in the media about it recently either.

What are your thoughts on second life? Seen any interesting articles / news on it recently?

Regards
Lee

Comment on Music use, MySpace and Second Life by Peter Rowan

Peter Rowan — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:03:13 +0000

Hi Lee! Any more recent thoughts / observations on royalties, copyright and Second Life?

Comment on Understanding Royalty Free Music Licensing: Introduction by Anna/Flowergardengirl

Anna/Flowergardengirl — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:56:57 +0000

Hey, this will be helpful to me. I was just researching this info last night. I didn’t mean to offend you about the cheesy music. I meant that I would deliberately choose cheesy music for this particular project. It was a fun dig at the person I was responding to.

So I’m well aware there is some awesome music out there but you are correct–not all free is really free nor is it all copyright free. And I was reading about purchasing license to use a designated amount times you can use a piece. Makes it confusing when you don’t know how many times a commercial will be aired.

I’ll be adding music to the podcast I produce for tv commercials. Looking forward to seeing what you have.
Thanks,
Anna

Comment on Using File Transfer Services in 2009 by Lee Pritchard

Lee Pritchard — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:21:27 +0000

Hi Gilles, YouSendIt has been really good for us too. I guess we are not heavy users either, but we do use it daily to send several voice-over, and edited audio pieces etc to clients for approval / download.

Soundcloud has a nice feature where the audio can be played straight away, unlike YouSendIT where the file needs to be downloaded before it can be played. That is just a small thing I guess, but I think it is very slick and I look forward to seeing how it develops. SoundCloud are new and have just raised equity investment so hopefully they will consider corporate solutions in their development
Best Regards, Lee

Comment on Using File Transfer Services in 2009 by Gilles Arbour

Gilles Arbour — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:52:32 +0000

Hello Lee - we have ben using yousendit.com as well with great satisfaction. We’re not heavy users though since most of the music file transfers are done through our regular automated system. We’ll take a good look at soundcloud. Looks interesting but yousendit.com is so simple if all you want is to do is send a file on an irregular basis. At first sight SoundCloud seems to be directed more to music file sharing communities. I may see it differently when I take the tour. Thanks for the tip!

Comment on 5 Reasons Why Royalty Free Music can be “Crappy” (and Your Part in Helping Change This) by Michael

Michael — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:01:56 +0000

Great comments, Lee. I would also like to pitch in with a word of warning. I’m not involved in royalty-free music, but I have licensed into video games and TV etc. The role of the middle-man, whether it be an agent or a website, is to ensure everything goes smoothly for the creator and the client. Having seen a number of deals go sour, I really wonder just how much a royalty-free website that is open to the world can check either the incoming music or the outgoing usage. Using music without authorisation is treated very seriously by the Ascaps and in particular the Sacems of the world. You do not want them to find that the music you paid $25 for is actually administered by them. Expect no pity. You really do need to work with a bona-fide music house, one that can guarantee the source of the music.

Your last comment about the devaluing of photographers is already true, as far as I can see.