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 Fri 31 Mar 2006, 22:28
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Hi guys. Wasn't sure if this was the best forum for this, but here goes.
As a hobby, a friend and I record vocals on random instrumentals of recordings that we usually find on CD singles at the record store or on the net.
They are pretty humorous and have little or nothing to do with the artist who created the instrumental. We want to create site where we can share our renditions with the public for free. We both have full time careers and have absolutely no interest in selling these songs, not that anyone would buy them, or making profit off the site. It would be fully funded by out of our own pocket and we wouldn't have any advertisers. Just a personal site.
Does anyone know if we'd run into any legal problems by doing this? Like I said, it's just a hobby. Basically, we're just two old friends from high school that get together maybe 3 times a year, drink and have some fun jamming on these recordings. They are by far from "great" quality, but they're actually not so bad, for what it's worth.
Anyway, any input or advice would be great. I just fear having some big-wig artist or label sue us for something so trivial.
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Sun 2 Apr 2006, 03:33
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Uh, hmm, wtf? Music is about expression, wether it is joy, sadness, anger, love or whatever. You should never let law take that away from you! Everything that is put out in the public domain is rightfully ours to use. If you don't like it, then don't put your music out to the public! It doesn't matter if it is "illegal" or not, it is our goddamn moral obligation to keep transforming music into something that makes our lives more beautiful.
Fuck the law. Make music that makes your life better.
On a side note i sampled Sonic Youth for one of my tracks, i met them and asked them if it was ok. They told me that unless I sold a heap of records it was ok. If I made a lot of money, it would be trouble. That is the truth for most cases, but it is still complete bullshit.
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 JusClownin Legal Or Not? Fri 31 Mar 2006, 22:28 kaboombahchuck Sound to me like you would run into copyright infr... Sat 1 Apr 2006, 01:48 JusClownin Yeah, maybe it's pointless. I'm just wond... Sat 1 Apr 2006, 02:56 lepetitmartien The question is "does it goes under the ... Sat 1 Apr 2006, 03:53  zooot QUOTE (lepetitmartien @ Sat 1 Apr 2006, 02... Thu 12 Oct 2006, 18:31 zooot QUOTE (zooot @ Thu 12 Oct 2006, 17:31) QU... Tue 17 Oct 2006, 13:04 straydog Well I was in a cover band playing in a local bar ... Sat 1 Apr 2006, 11:09 Mac Daddy You can't just take peoples music! Stupid... Sat 1 Apr 2006, 16:41 prrcomm Doesn't matter money or no. I own 30 copyright... Sat 1 Apr 2006, 16:48 lepetitmartien This kind of problems are ALWAYS better solved bef... Sat 1 Apr 2006, 18:53 JusClownin Mac Daddy, whoa, sounds like the anti-depressants ... Sun 2 Apr 2006, 06:22 hahaworld 3 things (briefly):
1. Copying music is illegal w... Sun 2 Apr 2006, 06:25 abcdaniel Yeah, well, I was a bit drunk when I wrote that la... Sun 2 Apr 2006, 10:12 Mac Daddy Like I said: This is plain dumb. Stupid. You are... Sun 2 Apr 2006, 10:27 straydog Thou shall not possess what is, by its own nature,... Sun 2 Apr 2006, 11:14 JusClownin It's good to know there are actual people who ... Sun 2 Apr 2006, 13:21 prrcomm Let's extend this f**k the law concept.
Given... Sun 2 Apr 2006, 17:49 JaMen "Oh, and Mac Daddy, for someone harping on or... Sun 2 Apr 2006, 19:04 abcdaniel The law prohibits us from making certain music. Th... Sun 2 Apr 2006, 21:53 banevt copyright laws? When an object of art is exposed ... Sun 2 Apr 2006, 22:02 JusClownin I'm sorry to have started such a dialogue here... Sun 2 Apr 2006, 22:12 lepetitmartien To get back on the problem sui generis, as long it... Mon 3 Apr 2006, 02:06 coldharbour QUOTE (abcdaniel @ Apr 2 2006, 02:33)On a sid... Mon 3 Apr 2006, 09:25 straydog Things would be simpler if artists could just solv... Mon 3 Apr 2006, 11:24 abcdaniel No, PE didn't get their samples cleared and pa... Mon 3 Apr 2006, 11:25 Mac Daddy You have got to be the most dumb person on Earth. ... Mon 3 Apr 2006, 11:56 straydog QUOTE (Mac Daddy @ Apr 3 2006, 10:56)"No... Mon 3 Apr 2006, 12:09 Mac Daddy I'm old enough to be Diddys daddy and your dad... Mon 3 Apr 2006, 12:45 straydog Now I understand... it has been your huge egoism t... Mon 3 Apr 2006, 13:49 lepetitmartien QUOTE (straydog @ Apr 3 2006, 12:24)LepetitMa... Mon 3 Apr 2006, 19:17 straydog So, France is under copyrights confusion too... In... Mon 3 Apr 2006, 20:53 abcdaniel Maybe we as musicians, composers and producers, sh... Mon 3 Apr 2006, 22:09 straydog Check out this interesting link:
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Ha... Mon 3 Apr 2006, 22:37 abcdaniel Being Swedish and all... yeah, the Pirate Party is... Tue 4 Apr 2006, 00:16 lepetitmartien I won't comment on the social issues in France... Tue 4 Apr 2006, 03:03 abcdaniel In Sweden we have a new law since july 2005, that ... Tue 4 Apr 2006, 10:01 coldharbour QUOTE (abcdaniel @ Apr 3 2006, 10:25)No, PE d... Tue 4 Apr 2006, 11:22 straydog "When you make a recording deal or a publishi... Tue 4 Apr 2006, 12:53 kaboombahchuck Just a bit of info for those that don't want t... Tue 4 Apr 2006, 14:22 abcdaniel Oh, i was wrong about PE not having the samples cl... Tue 4 Apr 2006, 16:02 JusClownin Just another question to toss into this bucket:
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There are decent people everywhere... Wed 5 Apr 2006, 13:12 abcdaniel coldharbour, I think we could go on forever...
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