I know this must be beaten to death, but I couldn't find a really clear answer in search.
Can anyone point me towards what the general practice is re. use of copyrighted music in not-for-profit, personal dive videos uploaded to video sharing sites? I've recently started adding music to my cheesy dive videos, and in an abundance of caution have stuck to royalty-free, no-charge music from freeplaymusic.com.
But, maybe I want to do something goofy like make a "movie trailer" video, and doing so with the generic action-trailer-orchestral music would be a blast. Or, maybe I'd like to use a song that fits well, but is clearly copyrighted. I understand the music industry policy position on copyright licensing and fair use, but with thousands of kids making mashups on Youtube, is the issue particularly relevant to rank amateurs such as myself, who post mainly for family and friends, and who get fewer than 20-200 views per video? Just trying to get the lay of the land here.
Thanks!
Can anyone point me towards what the general practice is re. use of copyrighted music in not-for-profit, personal dive videos uploaded to video sharing sites? I've recently started adding music to my cheesy dive videos, and in an abundance of caution have stuck to royalty-free, no-charge music from freeplaymusic.com.
But, maybe I want to do something goofy like make a "movie trailer" video, and doing so with the generic action-trailer-orchestral music would be a blast. Or, maybe I'd like to use a song that fits well, but is clearly copyrighted. I understand the music industry policy position on copyright licensing and fair use, but with thousands of kids making mashups on Youtube, is the issue particularly relevant to rank amateurs such as myself, who post mainly for family and friends, and who get fewer than 20-200 views per video? Just trying to get the lay of the land here.
Thanks!