Resources All of these resources should either point you to material in the public domain, licensed under the Creative Commons, or material that is Royalty Free or Rights Managed. Please check the license agreements carefully before moving forward with any use of materials. If you have any questions about the legality of your use, […]
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Resources Books Music Rights Unveiled: A Filmmaker’s Guide to Music Rights and Licensing – Brooke Wentz and Maryam Battaglia Online Sources of Sheet Music, Recorded Music, and Sounds All of these resources should either point you to material in the public domain, licensed under the Creative Commons, or material that is Royalty Free or
Resources All of these resources should either point you to material in the public domain, licensed under the Creative Commons, or material that is Royalty Free. Please check the license agreements carefully before moving forward with any use of materials. If you have any questions about the legality of your use, please consult with an
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Music is Complex If you are trying to minimize your music budget, the least you could pay for a piece of music for your film is to use either public domain or Creative Commons licensed music. There are very few sources of true public domain music recordings. But there are a decent number of sources
Music is Complex Music licensing has many variations and nuances, and so I’ve given it its own section. You can find ways of getting real music into your small budget production. But of course you need to make sure that you’re licensing it correctly and / or that you have contracts and agreements in place
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Budget but Beware Royalty free material in the form of photos, film clips, or music is not “free” in the sense of paying no money for use of the material. The true meaning is that royalty free use frees the buyer from paying royalties, or recurring payments, to the content producer. So in the standard
Budget but Beware Creative Commons is a non-profit organization that was started in order to increase the number of creative works that are available for others to reuse and share. It is a subset of copyright that replaces the usual “all rights reserved” mindset of standard copyright with “some rights reserved”. The Creative Commons licenses
Film IP Issues Technically, right of publicity laws apply to everyone, with regards what happens with their likeness. Most of the major cases apply to celebrities, but sometimes a regular person believes that their rights have been transgressed or that they have been insulted or defamed. A frequently cited example is when teenager Alison Chang
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