Be Careful

[kevingamin]

Also, remember that even parking lot warmups get published and/or recorded by the corps or the composers. Tap Space Productions is one example, as well as The Lot DVD DCI put out in 2006.

[kevingamin]

Here is a definition of Fair Use from the U.S. Copyright office:

Section 107 contains a list of the various purposes for which the reproduction of a particular work may be considered fair, such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Section 107 also sets out four factors to be considered in determining whether or not a particular use is fair:

The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes

The nature of the copyrighted work

The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole

The effect of the use upon the potential market for, or value of, the copyrighted work

The distinction between fair use and infringement may be unclear and not easily defined. There is no specific number of words, lines, or notes that may safely be taken without permission.

http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html

[cybersnyder]

the point: somebody owns the licensing rights to every piece of music that is performed. more often than not, they want to be compensated for use of their music.

it makes good sense. the synchronization rights are licensed to someone, and that someone is most certainly NOT youtube, which is not in the business of paying for content.

Copyrights do expire and music is in the public domain. Most classical music would fall into that category. Strangely, while Beethoven is in the public domain, "Happy Birthday" is not. That's why most chain restaurants don't sing "Happy Birthday to You" at tables, they'll do some variation.

http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/birthday.asp

[Tez]

Copyrights do expire and music is in the public domain. Most classical music would fall into that category. Strangely, while Beethoven is in the public domain, "Happy Birthday" is not. That's why most chain restaurants don't sing "Happy Birthday to You" at tables, they'll do some variation.

http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/birthday.asp

That is because the song was composed as recently as the 1890s... by two ladies from my hometown, Louisville, KY. I think that's our biggest claim to fame.

[TerriTroop]

Copyrights do expire and music is in the public domain. Most classical music would fall into that category. Strangely, while Beethoven is in the public domain, "Happy Birthday" is not. That's why most chain restaurants don't sing "Happy Birthday to You" at tables, they'll do some variation.

http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/birthday.asp

Arrangements of classical music are IP. While the original composition is public domain, if someone writes a brass and perc arrangement that's a whole new ball game.