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Posted by Rick Merrill on 10/21/07 18:09
Krazy Kanuck wrote:
> I've been approached to do videos of dance recital shows for a local dance
> group....The people attending the shows are mainly the familys of those who
> are performing in them....up to about 50 or so performers, who'd be dancing
> to around 20 different pieces of music.....There would be approx. a number
> <50 copies of DVDs that would be sold for a nominal fee to people who were
> in the show and maybe their moms etc.
> My concern is that the music used is under copyright.....
> Is it unlikely that anything would come of this because of the minimal
> sales/profit on such a thing or should I just decline the job?
> ....I think I could demonstrate that I'd really not be making anything off
> this if I considered the cost of my equipment, time etc.....if I was making
> a DVD at about $15per.....but I of course understand that that doesn't make
> any legal difference....
> any thoughts? or work-arounds to this?
> Len
>
>
Did an officer of the dance group approach you? You could work for them
for $1, and assuming they have (1) a license to perform the music and
(2) insurance, that would take most of the risk away from you.
You could also record just a few minutes of each show (i.e. not the
whole thing) and make a product that might come under "fair use."
Avoid advertising beyond word-of-mouth.
These points are of course debatable, so the bottom line is, it's up to you.
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