I have finished a 37 minute film and I am submitting to film festivals. I used music from tracks I purchased on iTunes. I have emailed the music compaines to negotiate a license to use the music in my film. They do not respond to my emails, two companies are in France. I have made a good faith effor...
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Good luck, David!
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Always, always put the C and the date on your movie. George Romero's Night of the Living Dead is THE example of what can go wrong if you don't. It was released without the Copyright marker, and was in...
Expand commentAlways, always put the C and the date on your movie. George Romero's Night of the Living Dead is THE example of what can go wrong if you don't. It was released without the Copyright marker, and was instantly in the public domain (one of the reasons it played on late night local stations on things like "Creature Features" was because they didn't have to pay anyone to show the movie, At least one documentary ended up owing Warner Brothers a heap of money. Eyes on the Prize got stuck in "do not broadcast" limbo for years because someone sang Happy Birthday to Martin Luther King, Jr. in the movie. I consulted ASCAP for the use of "La Mer" by Charles Trenet for my film, Sans Vie, and they never, ever got back to me about how much I would need to pay them to show the film in small festivals, or just to present a trailer. We ended up getting a bunch of music from folks on MySpace, and it's one of the weakest parts of the film.
I have some songs I own 100% of in my catalog. ;) www.chesneyclaire.com