[musictlk] Copyright Question

[Jorge Paez]

Marionh:
Yes, it would be legal for you to use it but it is extremely undefined material legally that could easily be blocked by an experienced lawyer.
These are very abstract paragraphs in copyright law that can be interpreted different ways, and if you end up going to court, you're really at the mercy of that particular judge's interpretation of that section.
For more information go to http://www.copyright.gov.

Jorge



On Oct 30, 2010, at 5:00 PM, Marion Gwizdala wrote:

> Dear All,
>    If anyone can answer this question and give me an authoritative resource for the answer, I would greatly appreciate that. I heard that one can use up to 30 seconds of a copyrighted recording without having to pay royalties, e.g., using a song in a commercial. Is this true or not? I have recorded a 45-minute spoken word recording and would like to use a Leo For more information go to http://www.copyright.gov. song for the segment breaks. Any information is greatly appreciated!
> 
> Fraternally yours,
> Marionh Jorge
> 
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