RE: Regarding YouTube, Cover Songs and Infringement.

Costs are rising and times are tough.
Please consider a donation to keep this
place going.

Welcome to one of the most active flamenco sites on the Internet. Guests can read most posts but if you want to participate click here to register.

This site is dedicated to the memory of Paco de Lucía, Ron Mitchell, Guy Williams, Linda Elvira, Philip John Lee, Craig Eros, Ben Woods, David Serva and Tom Blackshear who went ahead of us.

We receive 12,200 visitors a month from 200 countries and 1.7 million page impressions a year. To advertise on this site please contact us.

You are logged in as Guest

Users viewing this topic: none

Printable Version

All Forums >>Discussions >>General >>

Page: << < 1 [2]

Message

<< Newer Topic Older Topic >>

rombsix

Posts: 7829
Joined: Jan. 11 2006
From: Beirut, Lebanon

RE: Regarding YouTube, Cover Songs a... (in reply to Adam)

quote:

Now how am I supposed to learn how to accompany Amr Diab songs?

Don't worry, Adam. I'm working on it...

_____________________________

Ramzi

http://www.youtube.com/rombsix

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 3 2010 12:46:57

gj Michelob

Posts: 1531
Joined: Nov. 7 2008
From: New York City/San Francisco

RE: Regarding YouTube, Cover Songs a... (in reply to M.S.A.)

Had lunch with a prominent music licensing lawyer, yesterday, who works –amongst others- closely with CDBaby. A guitar player himself, Scott, graciously devoted much time to illustrate the intricacies of licensing music work. We agreed that, as it is structured, YouTube does not have the ability to cover Sync Licenses (when audio and videos are used simultaneously) even for the seemingly inoffensive “cover songs” which caused this thread.

However, the good news is that four of the major music publishers have given YouTube a blanket license encompassing all music in their respective and vast portfolios. This music is therefore unaffected by the ruthless striking YouTube must perform when copyright is infringed.

I also was satisfied that “international” mechanical licenses maybe easily and inexpensively obtained. That is particularly true for European countries (such as Spain or England) where the associations will facilitate the royalty payment duties.

If you are interested in specific matters, as often many here are, please do not hesitate to email me. if I know or can research the answer, I will gladly share it.

_____________________________

gj Michelob

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 8 2010 12:52:41