Animation Music

Technical 3D Animation and Competition
#21

*Originally posted by TEAM_74 *
**okay…but last year there were some killer animations…and we timed them and they were under 30 seconds and were not in the top 50. One thing they all had in common…copyrighted music. Now most of the teams included the reference to the music in the credits…but…the judges didn’t see the credits.

I guess it’s a gamble if you really want to use copyrighted music **

I saw one team that was a finalist that use The Eurythmics Here Comes the Rain Again in their animation. So I don’t know how that slipped past FIRST.

#22

*Originally posted by Koko Ed *
**I saw one team that was a finalist that use The Eurythmics Here Comes the Rain Again in their animation. So I don’t know how that slipped past FIRST. **

Was it a MIDI?

MIDI’s are NOT copyrighted

#23

*Originally posted by D.J. Fluck *
**Was it a MIDI?

MIDI’s are NOT copyrighted **

It doesn’t matter what content it was presented in.
It was realesed on an album by a major label (which I have).
Therefore it has to be copyrighted. I don’t think what form it was presented matters. Substance over style.

#24

From page 23 of the awards PDF:

6.10 Visualization Archive Consent and Release Authorization

“The authorized signatory for the Entrant is over 18 years old and either owns the copyright to the material in these files, or has the right to grant this consent on behalf of the owner, or knows that the material in these files is in the public domain. This consent does not conflict with any others the Entrant has granted or any other rights to the files.”

We’re going to play it safe & not use copyrighted music.

#25

Was it a MIDI?

MIDI’s are NOT copyrighted?

Thats not correct. They used to be not copyrighted, but now most of them are. Even if it is not exact recording of the performer (as all midi’s are) , the tune is still copyrighted.
I would suggest making your own soundtrack/recording to avoid any possible copyright problems

#26

This year I’m definately gonna steer away from copyrighted music… hey maybe my band could make something up for it :slight_smile:

#27

On the other hand… well I’m almost positive that “Tank!” from the series Cowboy Bebop is copyrighted…but that would be so awesome to use… do you think they would notice???

#28

Tank! is definetly copyrighted but I agree, that song is awesome! I love Cowboy Bebop :).