Re: [LMMS-devel] Owl City - Fireflies

[Tres F. <tre...@gm...>]

@Vesa,

Thank you for the recommendation.

I feel "Owl City - Fireflies" is a fantastic candidate for consideration to
LMMS sample projects and I feel I've made the case that it falls under the
"fair use" clause.

Back on point:

   - Do others agree that it should be included?
   - If so, should we move forward and get permission from the 3 authors?

-Tres



- Tre...@gm...


On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 1:26 AM, Vesa <di...@nb...> wrote:

> On 01/23/2014 04:57 AM, John Serafino wrote:
> > I'd like to nitpick your assertion that the track not using the
> > recorded vocals makes a difference. The melodies are also copyrighted.
> >
> > I think any reasonable judge/jury would call fair use in this
> > situation. IMO though, a top dollar lawyer's whole life is persuading
> > the judge/jury to interpret the law their way. This means that you
> > need to have a sufficiently untouchable case in your favor or not give
> > the companies any incentive to attack.
> >
> > And just to clarify something, number 4 is about the economical effect
> > of the market. Think laws of supply and demand. If you give away a
> > better version of the original for free, the market for the original
> > dwindles. This isn't what's happening here, but that sort of thing is
> > what that fourth point is for.
> >
>
>
> You could always get a compulsory license.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_license#United_States
>
>
>
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