I understand. And of course you'd have no problem with others taking your footage and using it in their own work without permission and/or credit.
And while you think it's "Okay" based on your use, according to the law, and ethically, it is not okay.
I have to say that your lack of ethics in this area opens the door for questions in other areas. I have turned down more than one project where when googling the director/producer, I discovered copywright infringment issues and received responses similar to yours. Most professionals I know will walk away from work where the principals have no respect for protected material.
Please consider soliciting local musicians for this stuff and I'm sure you will find several who would be willing to provide music simply for credit rather than using other peoples copywrighting material without their permission.
QUOTE=ussinners;139053]Absolutely not, I never ask permission. Since I'm not selling it, or trying to make any money off it, putting it on TV or using the songs in narrative subjects, it's OKAY to an extent. The record companies know it's there, if they don't want it posted, I change the music. Whenever you put anything up on youtube, vimeo, myspace etc, companies know immediately what music is being used. If the artist or company has a problem with it, you won't be able to post it at all. If someone sends a company or artist a specific request they'll review it (if they care). But for the most part, unless something is being abused they don't care.
If you notice a "Buy this Song" pop up shows when many videos play. It's free advertisement.
I once used a tiny 3 second piece of a Page and Plant song for the wait-line at a Disney ride. It was refused immediately. How they even knew was beyond me.
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It's not footage, it's a song where the company knows it's being used. But, why don't you write to youtube, Miranda Lambert's record company and Miranda herself. Put copyright infringement in the subject and I'm sure they'll read it. They might have me remove it. They might not.
Also, I do give the artist credit, and youtube gives the artist credit, and the record companies know about it. I have videos up where they're posted at the artist's site, because people have seen them and want to share them with other fans.
You're talking apples and oranges. These videos don't promote me, they don't promote work, they don't promote anything. They're just fun.
I understand completely what you're saying and legally you are 10000000% correct. But, with technology the way it is with youtube etc there are more then enough safety measures that artists are not being ripped off. I'm only speaking for my cheesy vacation videos, it's easier to use the songs I use for what I'm using them for, then to search out some unknown artists song. These videos aren't going anywhere. I make a DVD that Karen and I can pop in once in a blue moon and watch. I do post some on youtube where I am scrutanized by the site. I've had some up for a year or two, and I've had others removed, and others couldn't get posted.
If someone took footage from any of my cheesy videos and didn't do anything malicious with it, I don't care. If someone took footage from my movie, I would like to know what they were doing with it. Then I'd decide whether I care or not. If they weren't giving away spoilers, or doing something malicious, or trying to profit from it, I wouldn't care. I'd say thank you. It's free publicity.
This is something I'm sure we'd disagree on, and I'll use Led Zeppelin as an example. I have a ton of live Led Zeppelin bootlegs. Now, I'm sure you're position is that someone is making a profit where the artist isn't getting a dime. And you'd be right. It's completely illegal, but rabid fans want the sounds. A further argument is that fans will buy these and the artist will lose money because the fans own these illegal bootlegs. I completely disagree with that. If a fan is willing to buy some crappy recording of the band live then they will own every official studio release of that band. The only point we would probably agree on is buying or illegally downloading music or bootlegs of official releases. With this you are taking money out of the artist's pocket and putting it in thieves hands.