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Thread: Music Legalitys

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    Question 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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    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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    interesting thing to look over...

    I thought if its just a short while (30 seconds or not) you dont have to pay, preview!

    Peace,
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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.
    I always thought that was because they are actually profiting from it... Unlike just giving free previews of the music...

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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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    Thanks, this post has remined me that our royalty reports are due in a few days. Bummer. Argh..

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