oldetymey
Well-known member
One of the things Ive been looking forward to since I joined here was doing some Youtube videos for the first time. However Im kind of put off by the possibility of copyright action against uploaders, much of which Ive read about happening to members here. Im hoping some of the experienced members will post here, and possibly create a one stop resource of dos and donts, information, and how to go about doing videos without getting into trouble. Ive seen youtube has formed an agreement with publishing companies that make some covers legal now.....is there any way to tell which songs are fair game? Has anyone ever actually tried getting permission from an artist or their representative to record a cover? Are older songs safer, than say top 40 type stuff? What about 100 year old folk songs that no one can lay a strong claim to? Has anyone been fined? Ive even seen cases where takedown orders have been issued to folks that recorded their own original material. The whole thing seems silly to me...If you are not making any money from the recording of covers for youtube Im not sure what the issue is.
Any tips or pointers here are appreciated. Im sure alot of newbies like me are wondering alot of the same things. Apologies if this is a topic that has been beaten to death. I searched out a few threads here, but just thought it would be easier to combine thoughts in one place.
thanks!
Any tips or pointers here are appreciated. Im sure alot of newbies like me are wondering alot of the same things. Apologies if this is a topic that has been beaten to death. I searched out a few threads here, but just thought it would be easier to combine thoughts in one place.
thanks!