When recording Tapes and CDs. (Audio recording only)...
Copyright responsibility in audio recording is regulated
by laws primarily related to mechanical/compulsory licensing.
Those laws require that notice of intent to exercise compulsory
rights must be served on copyright owners "before or
within thirty days" of recording, and "before distributing
any phonorecords of the work." Failure to do either of
those things takes away the right to use mechanical licenses.
When recording Videos...
The use of copyrighted songs on video is not covered by mechanical/compulsory
licenses. Permission must be obtained individually from copyright
owners, and a fee negotiated. The owners have every legal
right to do as they please about the use of their songs on
video. They may charge a small or a large fee, or they may
refuse to allow their songs to be recorded on video. IT IS
A VIOLATION OF COPYRIGHT TO RECORD SOMEONE ELSE'S SONG ON
VIDEO WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING PERMISSION FROM THE OWNER! Timing
is critical here. Get permissions in hand before you begin
recording!
When recording with Pre-Recorded Commercial Tracks...
The use of pre-recorded commercial tracks is not covered
by mechanical/compulsory licenses. Permission must be obtained
individually from the owners of the tracks, and a fee negotiated.
The owners have every legal right to do as they please about
the use of their tracks for recording purposes. They may charge
a small or a large fee, or they may refuse to allow their
tracks to be used for recording. IT IS A VIOLATION OF COPYRIGHT
TO RECORD SOMEONE ELSE'S PRE-RECORDED COMMERCIAL TRACKS WITHOUT
FIRST OBTAINING PERMISSION FROM THE OWNER! Timing is critical
here. Get permissions in hand before you begin recording!
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