Message 6/7
Date: 22-Mar-07 @ 04:44 PM -
RE: Vague music
Legally, the artists should recieve performance royalties as the writers (even unsigned music) on podcasts im sure atleast
But im pretty sure aslong as you ask them if its ok they will all be happy enough at eposure and its very unlikely they will be mcps/prs etc registered anyway
The podcasts a huge grey area init. On one hand its great exposure, on the other it kills compilation sales. On one hand its technically illegal, on the other no indie labels going to chase you over it due to free advertising.
My take on it is (in my field) doing mixes on podcast shows, dj mixes like all blended etc is fine, but sitting with a mic and saying ok here's XXX and starting it and playing it in its entirety isnt.
Sort of like youtube, if you made a compilation episode of say all your favorite 'red dwarf' jokes and skits over the various series is in my book good advertising for the publishers of red dwarf and may lead to sales of dvd. But just putting up each episode in its entirety is bad form, and what will get you chased ( isnt there something going on with google video or youtube already with warner or something )
Kind of getting over the illegal download thing to be fair, if someones going to rip a podcast and cut the tracks out they want, then there going to just hit up a russian DL or P2P anyway.
wow, tangent... anyway, id just ask permission from each and do it that way