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Post by Bryan Doyle on Jan 7, 2004 21:22:53 GMT -5
Hello I was wondering if anyone knew the copy right laws on using old music for your films.. I really want to use tom petty's american girl in a slasher sequence which ends my film.. Anyone know if i am free to use such an old song or will i ahve to obtain license.
Thanks bryan
Patient144@yahoo.com
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Post by DAD on Jan 8, 2004 1:05:06 GMT -5
You'll need to obtain a license and probably pay royalties. May want to reconsider or have someone do a 'like' song with similar lyrics and melody.
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Post by SusieBench on Apr 10, 2004 23:03:45 GMT -5
As a film composer, it unfortunately is a common practice for filmmakers to illegally use unlicensed songs in their films. I've noticed this at alot of festivals. I don't recommend this because the price of a lawsuit is not worth it. It is honestly pretty easy to get composers to submit "imitation" songs for little to no money. FYI, even if the song you want to use is "old" I think the copyright laws only consider music written over 100 years ago as fair game. Hope this helps.
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