Copyrighted music help?

[paul]

No, I'm not asking for an evasion. I'm asking how to use copyrighted music with permission.

Do I have to ask for permission from the music authour or do I pay? I'm only gonna use one song called "Fascination - The Human League" from 1983. Even if it's old enough, I still assume it might be copyrighted.

I might be able to email these guys and ask them if I can use their song, or I have to pay. I don't know.

I mean, sure I can make my own 80's music but it's not like I'm creative or skilled enough to make music.

EDIT: I forgot to type. The song is supposed to be used in a video game I'm developing. I believe it should be for the gameplay trailer, I just still don't know about the copyright.

[paul]

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Don't know, but you can always try to use google by yourself. You don't have to use "us" the living "googleators"!

We can't babysit you all day. If you don't learn to use eating utensils by yourself you will always have to be fed by hand. :)

But if the hand keeps feeding then he's never going to learn.

Are you seriously trying to start a shιt storm in a "help and tips" thread?
I mean, what's the point in having a "Help and Tips" subforum if you're gonna be like that.

[paul]

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I went on the website, searched for it and got no results. So, I guess it is royalty-free? The song took place in Vice City anyway

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Read... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royalty-free

Someone already said that Royalty-free means that I can use the song at any time. I'm just saying, is the game not copyrighted? Isn't an uncopyrighted song free to use anyway?

[DefaultCore]

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...

Read... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royalty-free

Someone already said that Royalty-free means that I can use the song at any time. I'm just saying, is the game not copyrighted? Isn't an uncopyrighted song free to use anyway?

"In a nutshell Royalty Free Music refers to a type of music licensing that allows the purchaser to pay for the music license only once and to use the music for as long as desired."

"..allow the purchaser to pay for the music license..."

Focus on that and:

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Isn't an uncopyrighted song free to use anyway?

How do you know that is isn't copyrighted?

[paul]

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Someone already said that Royalty-free means that I can use the song at any time. I'm just saying, is the game not copyrighted? Isn't an uncopyrighted song free to use anyway?

"In a nutshell Royalty Free Music refers to a type of music licensing that allows the purchaser to pay for the music license only once and to use the music for as long as desired."

"..allow the purchaser to pay for the music license..."

But
"Royalty-free music is music that anyone can use for any project, be it personal or commercial. There is a wide range of royalty-free music so I'm sure you'll find something you will like."

"anyone can use for any project, be it personal or commercial." Said by dagg245.

[Brujeira]

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Someone already said that Royalty-free means that I can use the song at any time. I'm just saying, is the game not copyrighted? Isn't an uncopyrighted song free to use anyway?

"In a nutshell Royalty Free Music refers to a type of music licensing that allows the purchaser to pay for the music license only once and to use the music for as long as desired."

"..allow the purchaser to pay for the music license..."

Focus on that and:

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How do you know that is isn't copyrighted?

Maybe you should be more brief. You know damn well that everything ever released by a record company is copyrighted, so carrying on and on about royalty-free music is a waste of time. That track's copyrighted, the OP wil need a license from whoever owns the rights to Virgin Music's back catalogue. By the way, that's probably Sony as they bought EMI Publishing who had bought Virgin.

[paul]

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"In a nutshell Royalty Free Music refers to a type of music licensing that allows the purchaser to pay for the music license only once and to use the music for as long as desired."

"..allow the purchaser to pay for the music license..."

Focus on that and:




How do you know that is isn't copyrighted?

Maybe you should be more brief. You know damn well that everything ever released by a record company is copyrighted, so carrying on and on about royalty-free music is a waste of time. That track's copyrighted, the OP wil need a license from whoever owns the rights to Virgin Music's back catalogue. By the way, that's probably Sony as they bought EMI Publishing who had bought Virgin.

the song's uncopyrighted

[paul]

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"In a nutshell Royalty Free Music refers to a type of music licensing that allows the purchaser to pay for the music license only once and to use the music for as long as desired."

"..allow the purchaser to pay for the music license..."

Focus on that and:




How do you know that is isn't copyrighted?

Maybe you should be more brief. You know damn well that everything ever released by a record company is copyrighted, so carrying on and on about royalty-free music is a waste of time. That track's copyrighted, the OP wil need a license from whoever owns the rights to Virgin Music's back catalogue. By the way, that's probably Sony as they bought EMI Publishing who had bought Virgin.

It should be anyway, because both copyright websites I have searched on had no results with that song.

[DefaultCore]

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Maybe you should be more brief. You know damn well that everything ever released by a record company is copyrighted, so carrying on and on about royalty-free music is a waste of time. That track's copyrighted, the OP wil need a license from whoever owns the rights to Virgin Music's back catalogue. By the way, that's probably Sony as they bought EMI Publishing who had bought Virgin.

It should be anyway, because both copyright websites I have searched on had no results with that song.

Then I guess you are free to proceed. Enjoy!

[paul]

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It should be anyway, because both copyright websites I have searched on had no results with that song.

Then I guess you are free to proceed. Enjoy!

No license, don't have to buy it? That's alright, then. Let's just hope that this doesn't go into controversy and I lose my house.

[DefaultCore]

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Then I guess you are free to proceed. Enjoy!

No license, don't have to buy it? That's alright, then. Let's just hope that this doesn't go into controversy and I lose my house.

Good luck :P

[Brujeira]

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Then I guess you are free to proceed. Enjoy!

No license, don't have to buy it? That's alright, then. Let's just hope that this doesn't go into controversy and I lose my house.

You know, you might want to fire an email to Rockstar Games asking if they had to license said track. After all, they used it in Vice City which had to be pulled at one point because of licensing issues. Seems the track that had lapsed also came from 1983:

http://kotaku.com/5961458/grand-theft-auto-vice-city-removed-from-steam-over-music-licensing

They'll know if it has to be licensed or not - and if it does need to be licensed then they'll know who holds the rights.

[DefaultCore]

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No license, don't have to buy it? That's alright, then. Let's just hope that this doesn't go into controversy and I lose my house.

You know, you might want to fire an email to Rockstar Games asking if they had to license said track. After all, they used it in Vice City which had to be pulled at one point because of licensing issues. Seems the track that had lapsed also came from 1983:

http://kotaku.com/5961458/grand-theft-auto-vice-city-removed-from-steam-over-music-licensing

They'll know if it has to be licensed or not - and if it does need to be licensed then they'll know who holds the rights.

That's a valid point there.

[paul]

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No license, don't have to buy it? That's alright, then. Let's just hope that this doesn't go into controversy and I lose my house.

You know, you might want to fire an email to Rockstar Games asking if they had to license said track. After all, they used it in Vice City which had to be pulled at one point because of licensing issues. Seems the track that had lapsed also came from 1983:

http://kotaku.com/5961458/grand-theft-auto-vice-city-removed-from-steam-over-music-licensing

They'll know if it has to be licensed or not - and if it does need to be licensed then they'll know who holds the rights.

but that was a Michael Jackson song, not Fascination.

[Brujeira]

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You know, you might want to fire an email to Rockstar Games asking if they had to license said track. After all, they used it in Vice City which had to be pulled at one point because of licensing issues. Seems the track that had lapsed also came from 1983:

http://kotaku.com/5961458/grand-theft-auto-vice-city-removed-from-steam-over-music-licensing

They'll know if it has to be licensed or not - and if it does need to be licensed then they'll know who holds the rights.

but that was a Michael Jackson song, not Fascination.

True, but better safe than sorry. Try asking Rockstar and they'll be able to give you more expert info.

[paul]

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but that was a Michael Jackson song, not Fascination.

True, but better safe than sorry. Try asking Rockstar and they'll be able to give you more expert info.

thank god I have a social club account.