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INDEXJust finished editing a film in which I used audio of radio broadcast to situate the period. Do I need to seek copyright permission from radio station
7 years, 6 months ago - Henry Abisayo
I used old radio broadcast of LBC in my feature film edit to situate the period. Do I need to sick copyright permission from LBC or the individual broadcaster?
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7 years, 6 months ago - Marlom Tander
Your starting point is LBC. But if they mess around, just fake your own "broadcast". It might well be cheaper and faster.
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7 years, 6 months ago - Yen Rickeard
Faking it is quick and relatively easy. and you can have a bit of fun with it, slanting it the way your film is going to go. Make sure you get the accents and nuances of past radio right though!
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7 years, 6 months ago - Barry Ryerson
Completely agree that faking it is better and easier in the long run. The same is true with using classical music - even though the music itself will be public domain as it's so old, recordings usually aren't and are subject to copyright. I've certainly made more than one performance of a classical piece of music to get around that for clients before now.
Of course, if it's a short film done for education / fun then I doubt LBC would care much and would probably just give you the rights no problem. If it's something bigger then they might want a fee.
Just my tuppenceworth. Hope it all works out for you. :)
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