How Do I Obtain Music Copyright Permission In Order To Show My Film In A Film Festival?
Posted by Copyright Law on July 8th, 2009 at 10:26pm
I’m a high school student and my film was chosen to be put in the AFI Dallas film festival. The only problem is I need to get permission from the people who hold the copyrights to the music I used. I have some Janis Joplin, some Beatles, some Yann Tiersen (the person who scored the movie Amélie), and maybe a few others.
I don’t even know where to start!
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2 Comments for How Do I Obtain Music Copyright Permission In Order To Show My Film In A Film Festival?
1. patticha | July 8th, 2009 at 11:41 pm
You have to contact the holder of the rights to each song. It’s a long, involved, complex and nearly impossible undertaking on your own. It’s best to enlist the help of a professional.
Try this:Http://www.clearance.com
Choose “getting clearance” from the menu across the top of the page.
2. Lane K | July 9th, 2009 at 1:40 am
If you get invited to a film festival, then you can try and contact the musician to secure “festival rights” which most of the time is easy to secure. But the likelihood of the musician seeing or even hearing of the film screening is remote.
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