After reading one of the previous posts about putting up a soundtrack on your site, that made me think of something I needed to ask. I’m curious if anybody knows the legal terms of using produced music in your site. Like Our Lady Peace, or composed scores. I know various people have used them for their site. For examle. Yusato Sugo (rayoflight.net). One of the older versions of the site where the “ray of light” effect became really popular had some music from Sarah Mclachlan. I remember there was a note in there that this music was from Mclachlan, but besides that I’m not sure if there’s any other legalities to take care of.
I have bought a couple of soundtracks I really like, and I’m thinking of using part of one for a site I’m making, but I thought I’d check and see if anybody knows exactly how that works (before I get myself in trouble :P)
well hopefully somebody has some replies in regards to the music question, but while I wait here’s the code:
onClipEvent (load) {
// this is the number of times that the art will duplicate itself
var copies = 80;
var clicks = 0;
}
onClipEvent (mouseDown) {
clicks++;
// this records where you click the first two times and put them into variables
if (clicks == 1) {
c1_x = _root._xmouse;
c1_y = _root._ymouse;
In order to use music , such as “Our Lady Peace” You need expressive written permission to use their songs. However, since they are with a record company , they are the ones that decide who gets what rights. Now, you may ask they for it, but they wont give it to you for free. Most popular bands and record companies will charge you for it, and licence that song for that site only. Now unless you have some bucks, you cant use their songs in your flash products.
As for ray of light, they did ask for permission and probably bought it (or was a close friend of Sarah Mc.).
Now in theory, if ou use their music without asking, they have to inform you to take it off , and give a warning before any kind of lawsuit can be brought aginst you.( at least i think)…
What i’d do, and have done is this.
Go to mp3.com and find a song you like.
they email that artist and ask if you can use their music in your production, and give them credit on your site. Most times, the artists will let you because these guys are not too popular yet and would just love the exposure (because in turn could make them popular). Ive done it, and because its in e-mail form, it can be used as written permission. But save it! =)
That is what i’d do, and avoid the big record companies because most of them are greedy and will charge you boogga-bucks for 1 song.
=) Hope this information is helpful.
PS these laws are for USA. There may be some international Loop Holes.
Thanks for responding. That gives me a pretty good idea about how to go about this now. I really wanted to use some music off a soundtrack I bought, but you gave a good alternative to doing this. I guess you can’t have everything sometimes
Music rights are far from Public Domain. =)
Anything compyrighted is not of public domain unless the creator gave up those rights and gave it specifically to the public.
Something else I was thinking of. I know I wanted to use those soundtracks, but I also play a lot of guitar and make up my own tunes. I was thinking of maybe going that route. There’s only a couple problems with that.
A) If I do make up my own stuff, how do you go about copyrighting/making sure all my rights are preserved when I end up using it?
B) Do any of you guys use sample/loop programs like fruitloops or acidPro or something of the like? I’m not really sure which would be good for putting a sample drum loop in there to what I’m playing.
