I have found my tracks in webs that didn't get my permission
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 2601 posts since 18 Mar, 2011 from Spain
As title says.
Is this legal?
My tracks are free in any case, but nobody asked me properly for permission.
As i can read in these websites, are a kind of mp3 search engine, so maybe these are not uploaded there, but in any case, what to do against this?
Can i tell them to put a filter to not showing my name and tracks or...?
You just have to write your nickname in google, and there will be some websites with your own music too, i'm sure. Maybe even your commercial ones.
I'm not mad at all, this is just a warning in case some of you didn't know it, and don't want to have your tracks for free or without permission spammed all over the web.
Have a good day, guys
Is this legal?
My tracks are free in any case, but nobody asked me properly for permission.
As i can read in these websites, are a kind of mp3 search engine, so maybe these are not uploaded there, but in any case, what to do against this?
Can i tell them to put a filter to not showing my name and tracks or...?
You just have to write your nickname in google, and there will be some websites with your own music too, i'm sure. Maybe even your commercial ones.
I'm not mad at all, this is just a warning in case some of you didn't know it, and don't want to have your tracks for free or without permission spammed all over the web.
Have a good day, guys
- KVRAF
- 8183 posts since 22 Sep, 2008 from Windsor. UK
Get used to it and stop worrying about it.
If you puts them up on the webs, they will be shared, stolen, ripped off etc etc.
If you puts them up on the webs, they will be shared, stolen, ripped off etc etc.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 2601 posts since 18 Mar, 2011 from Spain
- KVRAF
- 8183 posts since 22 Sep, 2008 from Windsor. UK
Yeah it's annoying, but there's pretty much nothing you can do about it sadly.
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- addled muppet weed
- 105878 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
indeed, unless you already have so much cash that its not really worth sueing some kid for it.tehlord wrote:Yeah it's annoying, but there's pretty much nothing you can do about it sadly.
legal counsel costs a fortune, and the only person who comes out on top in these situations are the lawyers
sad but true (/senses imminent law suit from metallica...)
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- KVRAF
- 6254 posts since 25 Mar, 2004
Do the searches lead back to your own hosting? Or do they lead to someone else's hosting?
The latter is an infringement even if no money changes hands. You own the right to control your art, even who gives it away.
But if the searches just contain databases listing your own hosting, I would think you'd welcome that kind of exposure.
Cheers
-B
The latter is an infringement even if no money changes hands. You own the right to control your art, even who gives it away.
But if the searches just contain databases listing your own hosting, I would think you'd welcome that kind of exposure.
Cheers
-B
Berfab
So many plugins, so little time...
So many plugins, so little time...
- KVRAF
- 9577 posts since 16 Dec, 2002
Do you stipulate the songs can only be distributed via your site?
Do you have any copied music?
Do you have any copied music?
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- KVRian
- 910 posts since 21 Aug, 2011
If you set you tracks to be able to be shared or whatever it is on sites like Bandcamp or Soundcloud, aggregate sites will pick them up and re-post them. You are getting exposure, they are getting ad revenue from clicks. (Guessing.)
- KVRAF
- 10261 posts since 7 Sep, 2006 from Roseville, CA
It never bothered me. To be honest, I find it pretty flattering that someone would post my music, or create youtube vids for it, etc. Hell, I often send them a message or comment thanking them for posting it. But, then again, I'm not in this for the money and I'm grateful that there are people out there that actually listen to my music and help promote it. That said, if I was in this for the money, I would probably feel differently about it.
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- KVRAF
- 8183 posts since 22 Sep, 2008 from Windsor. UK
cryophonik wrote: But, then again, I'm not in this for the money
A clear indication that not all musicians are idiots
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- KVRian
- 910 posts since 21 Aug, 2011
Still, you never know. This blog posted on of our records along with a great review (in Polish.) That's a very nice problem to have
http://elmjuzik.blogspot.com/2012/09/so ... onder.html
http://elmjuzik.blogspot.com/2012/09/so ... onder.html
- KVRian
- 541 posts since 15 Jun, 2011 from Betwixt or between
Big surprise coming from me, I know... but if you'd like to be credited even if your music's free, there's always Creative Commons licensing; it's helped me keep my material properly credited for about 5 years now- and though I'm not in it for the money either, there's been some "paid gigs" that came about due to people liking what they heard on some random video or mp3 site, and being able to find/contact me.
Just a thought..
Just a thought..
- KVRAF
- 10540 posts since 20 Nov, 2003 from Lost and Spaced
As long as they aren't selling them. You might write and ask for your track to be linked to your page. Like someone said : any publicity is good publicity especially free publicity