Is fallout new vegas radio music copyrighted?

[Fulvic]

So im going to do a mod showcase on youtube but i might want fallout songs in the backgroud, anyone know if its copyrighted?

[ronr42]

Yap! But, alot of players use it when making mod review vids.

[Fulvic]

Originally posted by ronr42:

Yap! But, alot of players use it when making mod review vids.

Aw thats a shame.. i'll just play it safe and not use it

[Suzuran]

Originally posted by Firehead392:

Originally posted by ronr42:

Yap! But, alot of players use it when making mod review vids.

Aw thats a shame.. i'll just play it safe and not use it

Dude worst that could happen is your video get taken down for copyright jesus.

[Fulvic]

Originally posted by Johnson:

Originally posted by Firehead392:

Aw thats a shame.. i'll just play it safe and not use it

Dude worst that could happen is your video get taken down for copyright jesus.

And probably sued and i dont know why you say jeasus at the end because i didnt say it in a very depressive way

[JDC UK]

I know that Gopher had an issue with his Fallout 3 Let's Play (and others).

[Maxwell Sinclair]

Actually people have used fallout music in their videos without too much reprimand, during gophers FNV Modded lets play, there was a radio going off in pretty much every cell, He did make a conscious effort to turn them off. When he was in the strip and freeside, the music was playing but the videos are still there so... Volound did a lets play, and youtube mangled it with noise cancellation at various parts... I'd suggest not using it just to be safe.

If a video gets taken down for copyright, you get a strike against your youtube name, too many strikes and your account is banned from youtube (At least from uploading, I'm not entirely sure)

[Fulvic]

Originally posted by Kodasa Sinclair:

Actually people have used fallout music in their videos without too much reprimand, during gophers FNV Modded lets play, there was a radio going off in pretty much every cell, He did make a conscious effort to turn them off. When he was in the strip and freeside, the music was playing but the videos are still there so... Volound did a lets play, and youtube mangled it with noise cancellation at various parts... I'd suggest not using it just to be safe.

If a video gets taken down for copyright, you get a strike against your youtube name, too many strikes and your account is banned from youtube (At least from uploading, I'm not entirely sure)

Alright thanks!

[Maxwell Sinclair]

Originally posted by Firehead392:

Alright thanks!

You're welcome

[Dizzyfatpigeon]

You can allow this music to be used as long as you acknowledge the copyrighted music. E.g. any song that is recognised by the youtube detection system will be flagged and you have a chance to click a button to acknowledge.


As long as you are not monetizing your videos you can use any music you want under Fair use

[Fulvic]

Originally posted by Fat Pigeon:

You can allow this music to be used as long as you acknowledge the copyrighted music. E.g. any song that is recognised by the youtube detection system will be flagged and you have a chance to click a button to acknowledge.


As long as you are not monetizing your videos you can use any music you want under Fair use

Thers some interfiarence in the game does that count?

[Incunabulum]

Originally posted by Firehead392:

So im going to do a mod showcase on youtube but i might want fallout songs in the backgroud, anyone know if its copyrighted?

They not copyrighted by *Bethesda* if that's what you're wondering - niether Zenimax nor Bethesda will be sending you DCMA takedown notices.

And I'm almost damn certain the songs themselves are in the public domain - it would certainly be *cheaper* to avoid licensing fees and the aesthetic of the series allows you to use music that's old enough to be eligible.

You could simply do some Googling on the songs themselves to find out.



And no, not monetizing your videos does not allow you to use the music you want under 'Fair Use'. Simply playing music (or a video) is a 'public performance' and would require licensing from the IP holders. Under 'Fair Use' you can use *extracts* from the works in reviews or critiques, even use large chunks of the work in parodies, but simply playing it in the background is on 'Fair Use'.

With that though - music playing in the background of the *game* while you're showing a video of gameplay would certainly be a permssible use.

[Incunabulum]

Originally posted by Firehead392:

And probably sued . . .

DCMA gives you some protections against lawsuits - DCMA takedown notices are the *first* step and assuming a) that the notice is legit (many people like to throw these around even when they're not the actual IP holder or when the use of their IP falls squarely in the 'Fair Use' exemptions) - though you may not have the money to mount a challenge to an improper takedown, its technically ground for your to sue *them* - and b) you comply with the demands (which amount to not using the IP without permission) you are protected from a lawsuit.

Its why YouTube will pull the plug on a DCMA takedown notice in a heartbeat and make the defendant provide evidence that they are not infringing - and YouTube sets a high bar for that.

[Fulvic]

Yea nvm guys the roundhouse song i wanted to use and youtube told me somthing about 3rd party music and that its copyrighted, nvm i used some of drodikas uncopyrighted music.

[BadAim]

Originally posted by Joshua Fildes:

Originally posted by Johnson:

Dude worst that could happen is your video get taken down for copyright jesus.

And probably sued and i dont know why you say jeasus at the end because i didnt say it in a very depressive way

i know i know, necroing...
i recently had this issue, the only thing they do if they do anything is put ads on your vid that they get the money from (like dead frank sinatra needs money)

[Whynotask]

Originally posted by HighPrincessErinys:

Originally posted by Firehead392:

Aw thats a shame.. i'll just play it safe and not use it

Dude worst that could happen is your video get taken down for copyright jesus.

This didnt age well LUL