Post video of your friends singing karaoke, go to jail.

What rotten scum.

That the copyright owner is empowered to take down copyrighted material is redress enough. A 5-year jail sentence for the poster is absolutely unjust. If we want to be fascists about it, then maybe slap a Youtube ban on them, but jail??? ***** ******!! Plus, who's going to build all the jails to hold these heinous, vid-posting sociopaths?
 
"What are you in for?"
"Made a fan video using a metallica song, you?"
"Lip syncing to lady gaga in my bedroom"
 
I love how the media words things for maximum shock value.
You're as likely to get a 5 year sentence for a karaoke video as my 5 year old getting a traffic ticket for riding on the sidewalk.
 
if They push this, the only result I can think of (which I know will never happen) is stop buying and listening to any of these people's songs, period.
 
Frosteon said:
if They push this, the only result I can think of (which I know will never happen) is stop buying and listening to any of these people's songs, period.
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Someone suggested that it'd also violate the First Amendment, though I personally can't be sure.
 
Im pretty sure it violates the 1st amendment. Think, you can no longer post embarrassing vids of your friend's horrible singing on Rockband anymore.

I think I read somewhere that some congressman is pushing a bill that would counter this though
 
I had some music videos on youtube I made as a tribute to movies and tv shows I liked... I took down all the ones that had copyright notices on them. And that last one I may take down too just to be safe at some point... because I'm sure it is an infringement Youtube just didn't catch with their software.

While my intention was to celebrate the work of artists I enjoy with other fans, the benefits of expanding mutual appreciation of the work does not outweigh the cost the studios and industry feel they are losing by people sharing the songs and clips.

You know what would be a good precedent? If some studio or artist or some such came out and declared certain works of theirs 'public property' - and said, so long as you aren't making money off of my stuff, "GO FOR IT!"

That would no doubt show the songs and work that gets more attention and brings in more money because of fan's digital 'word of mouth' against those that are only using the studio marketing tools.
 
rodneyfaile said:
What about cover bands?
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For live performances...

Venues should have a blanket ASCAP, BMI, and/or SESAC royalty license to allow the public performance of copyright material... The venue is the one hosting the public performance so they are the ones that 'technically' should obtain the license for the performance, or at least that is the stand the licensing agencies take...

ASCAP General Music Licensing
Licensing | Music Licensing General FAQs | BMI.com
Obtain a License :: SESAC

If the cover band is making videos and CDs or what not for the public, then they need to obtain a license specific to that use...
 
Guri said:
You know what would be a good precedent? If some studio or artist or some such came out and declared certain works of theirs 'public property' - and said, so long as you aren't making money off of my stuff, "GO FOR IT!"
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George Lucas and Paramount Pictures both have sort of done that with fan films. Lucas actually embraced fan films. And Paramount didn't stop Star Trek: The New Voyages from continuing as long as they didn't try to profit from it..
 
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