#Law on Music
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Hello;
I what to add music to my multimedia presentations. (to be sold with products)
if I buy sheet music and then add my instruments to that song. Is this
considered illegal. eg. It would be like a music band playing songs from the
STONES. The band get paid for the music, but it is not their song.
Please fill me in
Kindest regards
Raymond
Yes, if you did this, you would be required to get permission to use the song
and to pay royalties. It would be EXPENSIVE (not to mention probably
impossible to get something like a Stones' tune). Check out most any
multi-media oriented magazine (there are a few listed in the 3D-MAG.TXT file in
Lib9) for ads from companies offering "buy-out" music libraries. These are
sets of CD's containing various lengths of various music styles — all of which
you can then use royalty free.
You might ask Greg Pyros 73027,3632 for a recommendation — I know he has a
library he's been quite happy with.
Dave
Raymond,
You have to license music (or risk a law suit)! Buy-out stock music is an
option (although it's usually generic-sounding shlock—some better than
others).
Scott
btw, I'm a music producer, in case you're interested in an original score! <g>