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Thread: Music Legalitys
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04-13-2005, 02:16 AM #1Web Hosting Master
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Music Legalitys
I read a few months ago that it is legal to have 'previews' of songs and pay no royalities to the RIAA / Other agencys, as long as they are under 30 seconds in length, I believed this to be the case a few months ago but currently im not so sure, could anyone verify this for me and others who may like to know? Thanks!
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04-13-2005, 02:42 AM #2Web Hosting Master
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Many ringtones are shorter than 30sec's but ringtone site owners have to pay royalties for each tone sold - dont know if that has any bearing on the issue.
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04-13-2005, 12:30 PM #3Web Hosting Master
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interesting thing to look over...
I thought if its just a short while (30 seconds or not) you dont have to pay, preview!
Peace,Testing 1.. Testing 1..2.. Testing 1..2..3...
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04-13-2005, 08:22 PM #4Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by mlovick
Many ringtones are shorter than 30sec's but ringtone site owners have to pay royalties for each tone sold - dont know if that has any bearing on the issue.
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04-17-2005, 01:24 AM #5Junior Guru Wannabe
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Hiya,
The deal with MCPS and PRS over here in the UK is that you can play the previews <30 seconds for free as the royalties will be paid on the actual sale of the ringtone after that.
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04-17-2005, 01:28 AM #6Junior Guru Wannabe
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Thanks, this post has remined me that our royalty reports are due in a few days. Bummer. Argh..