Obtaining Permission

Occasionally, you might want to use a song someone else wrote or recorded for a project or event of your own. To do this, you should request permission first from the publisher or recording company or both. Writing a formal permissions letter usually is the best way to get permissions, because you will have evidence of the rights granted in writing if the publisher or record company responds.



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Musicians who play cover songs on albums have to always get permission to use that song from the original artist. The same goes when you're sampling a song directly from the recording. But getting permission can be trickier than you think since ownership of a song can be divided up into multiple songwriters who belong to different publishers or music rights societies. Consider these steps for obtaining permission using two different sources and utilizing both Internet and snail mail.



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If you want to reproduce materials that are copyright-protected, you should have written permission. You can ask permission from the publisher to use the material entirely or in parts. If reproducing the material is considered fair use, you do not need permission.



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A company logo is the symbol of a corporation, brand or an organization. Since the public image of that company is tied into their brand identity; companies often protect the usage of their logo. Before you can use an organization's logo, you have to get permission--or risk a lawsuit. In the book, "Web Marketing for Dummies" Jan Zimmerman writes "Seek permission to use graphic links, such as someone's trademarked logo or anything else that seems questionable."



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Publicity stills are needed if your movie gets distribution or plays the festival circuit. A photographer is hired by the producer or line producer to take behind-the-scenes and promotional stills. Usually, a photographer is hired for one week in which all the movies stars are present on set.



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Copyright is a legal protection afforded to all creative works at the moment of creation. It allows the creator or a work o receive all the possible benefits of his creation, without having to go to any lengths to assert his rights in order to receive protection. If you want to use copyrighted DVDs for another work, you must obtain permission from the copyright holder of the DVD.

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