Re: [LAU] [OT] creative commons non-commercial licensed music - ask for advice

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:06:07 +0100
Cesare Marilungo <cesare@email-addr-hidden> wrote:

> I received an email from a film producer (based in Los Angeles, probably
> an indie studio) in which he wrote that the director of a movie they're
> just finishing (they're at post-production stage) is interested in using
> two tracks of mine, 'Balloon' (http://www.cesaremarilungo.com/media) and
> 'As we grow older' (http://www.cesaremarilungo.com/media/the-moon-ep).
>
> I released these tracks under a non-commercial Creative Commons license:
>
> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed-music.
>
> In the past some of my music has been used for some short films, but
> these were clearly non commercial projects or film schools thesis.
>
> Has anybody some experience on this topic? What should I do? Should I
> re-license these tracks? Can I just make them a written permission? Or
> should I ask for some kind of royalty (or would it be ridiculous, also
> considering that AFAIK Gyorgy Ligeti has never been paid for its music
> on '2001 A space odyssey' :-) )?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> - c.

See a lawyer. No 'ifs' no 'buts'.

-- 
Will J Godfrey
http://www.musically.me.uk
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