#w a c k and rip the songwriter

[vv-ispy]

man if humans turned out to be decended from dragons in genshin that would be a True Chinese Story Moment

[starryseo]

heart eyes. | seo changbin

this gif is perfect!!

pairing ↠ changbin x gender neutral!reader

genre ↠ just fluff!!

wc ↠ 1533

summary ↠ chan is a terrible wingman.

warnings ↠ a biiit of swearing. like one word.

hi, i saw that your requests are open and i just found your blog but i love your writing so much already! i was wondering if i could have a scenario with changbin? where you are bff w/ chan and are 4 years older than changbin and also a few inches taller than him but have a crush on him. you don't do anything about your crush but chan knows about it and wants you two to get together. you can decide how you want it to end! thank you!

a/n ↠ thank you so much!!! + im sorry i know you said scenario but this is gonna be a bulleted scenario bc paragraphs take long for me and i dont want you waiting forever for this rip

hope you like it anyways tho!!!!

okay so!!

you’re a songwriter at jyp and you’ve worked with a lot of different groups in there, getting to know the trainees and debuted groups

when you’re not working with debuted groups, you’re helping out some of the trainees

some of them have told you how much they look up to you since you’re young but you’ve gotten so far in life, writing lyrics and melodies for one of the top 3

and they’re always asking you for tips and ideas and if you can read over some of the lyrics theyve written

and theyre always asking for your opinion on whether the melody goes with the lyrics theyve written

and you love how inspired and determind they are bc it’s hard being a trainee, going to school AND writing lyrics/ composing on the side

mad respect to all those out there

you’ve worked with a lot of trainees, but when jyp himself asked you to work w a kiddo named chan you were really excited!!!

ok hes not really a kiddo, he was a year younger than yourself but!! who cares!!!

you two hit it off really quickly, being vvv good friends in a short amount of time

some other trainees had suggested you listen to some soundcloud group 3racha and you really liked them!!!

and now!! you’re working with one of them!!!

jyp knew that chan was rly good at song writing and composing, and it was getting closer to the survival show time, so he asked you to help chan out

guiding him on how to write a Hit Song

so you worked closely with him before the show had started airing, running through the tips you had learnt through your years of writing

and you ran through different concepts and ideas he wanted to express through his music and songs

after a month of constant-coffee-meet-ups and late night freestyles you two had gotten vv close

practically inseparable, even tho you both were v busy, you w composing and him with his group

there rly was never a dull moment between you two and you rly liked having a proper friend that you could trust and vent to if need be

the day he introduced you to his group was wild!!!

he invited you out to a restaurant after the hellevator mv dropped

when you got there, he was standing at the entrance and he was like “:00 you came!!! took you long enough!!”

“i wasnt gonna miss out on free food now was i??”

he took you inside, saying he’d already gotten the table

and when you got there youre like

“,,,, why are there a bunch of boys at our table ://”

“theyre my group members!!!!”

:000!!!

they were quiet at first but when chan introduced you they all burst into cheers

it was just chaos like “hi!!!!!!!” / “hellooooooo!!!” / “omg!!!!!” / “thank you for helping w the mv!!!!” / “wow we finally get to see yn!!!!!!”

and youre just like ,,,,, what do i even reply to,,

so you say hi etc, introduce yourself and then take a seat next to chan

even tho you had known chan for a long time, you rly had only worked w him

like, he would always come to your office to work on stuff or you’d meet in public places, but it was only ever the two of you

so you were happy you finally got to meet the others!!

it was rly fun meeting all of them, they were so lively!!!

they were asking all sorts of questions abt you, your job, interests etc and they were rly thankful that you helped chan bc he imparted his knowledge + help onto them

and chan was like “yeah thanks for all your help!! this is all stressful so it was vv helpful that you guided me on how to do this stuff!!”

but as soon as the food came? they were silent

like seriously, there was barely any chatter

only small grumbles from jisung when seungmin stole his food

you had spoken to changbin a lot throughout the night

he was sitting next to you and you were internally Combusting bc

oh man you were sitting in between 2/3 of 3racha and you had to admit

changbin was probs your fave outta the 3 of them

man,, you really loved his tone of voice and how he could change it so easily within a song, and it would still flow so!! well!!!

you loved listening to him rapping sm and chan most definitely knew abt that

whenever he brought over lines/ ideas that he and the guys had written, you’d be like Wow i really love this part, it flows rly well w the melody

chan: “ah really? guess who wrote that!”

“,?? you?”

“changbin ;))))”

“whats with that face :/”

“ ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) what ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)  face”

“t h a t  f a c e”

“youre the one that goes all Heart Eyes when i mention changbin n yet im making a weird face??? k then”

“PPPPFT shut up lets work idk what youre talking abt”

and he dropped the subject but that stupid smirk never left his face :(((

when you finished your food, chan who obvs had already inhaled his food just started nudging you like

“( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) nows ur chance”

“i can finally kill u?? :D”

“:( no wtf why would u wanna do that?”

“wait i have a list-”

“BRO </3 i meant nows ur chance to woo changbin ;^))))”

“to do what now”

“to KiSs KiSs FaLl In LoVe with bInNiE!!”

“omg youre embarassing how are You the leader??”

and he just kept that up the Whole Night

honestly youre surprised none of the other guys realised what he was doing bc he just kept smirking and nudging you whenever changbin so much as sipped his water and you would straight up Elbow Him

but then he was like “hey changbin :)”

and internally you were just like Oh Great here comes the Fuckening

and the dude literally Exposed you there

and you were just like ?? i just mET youre group and youre already telling them my life story???

Chan basically told changbin abt how much you rly liked his lyrics and you were just like

:))) I :)) Hate :))))) You :)))) ByungChan

and like there was no way for you to even defend yourself bc chan was making you out to be some crazy fan like “oh man yn wouldnt sTOP talking abt this one line you wrote in IF and it was like 4am like bro i already dont sleep and they kept me up”

minho the Jerk was like !!! theyre blushing aww!!!

Cue you going even more red like Bang Chan youre a dead man :)

And changbin was just rly ? bashful ? he was surprisingly mature abt this and he just kept his reply rly simple like “ah really? thanks, that means a lot, esp coming from such an amazing writer like yourself!”

and you felt like Dying bc

were you that weird in his eyes that he couldnt even joke abt this now?? like did he just find you Super Creepy he just went all Awkward + Formal on you???

nAH HE WAS INTERNALLY SCREAMING BUt unfortunately you didnt know that bc he was holding it in so. well.

the major TBH is that chan was so trying to set you up

like,,, look at the seating arrangement man, he HAD to put you two together bc

you wouldnt stop talking abt how much you loved changbin’s skills

and omg changbin was even worse

as soon as he found out chan was working with you he was Begging to join too!!

he was like!!!! i need help!! so much help pLS LET ME WORK WITH THEM P L S

and chan just to tease the both of you prolonged this out for so. long. bc Hes the Devil

honestly he was so close to bursting into laughter when changbin gave you such a formal reply bc hE KNEW he was going crazy inside like

he always talked abt how cool you were with all the songs you wrote, he loved how you were so emotive and creative with your words, you really inspired him

and his bEST FRIEND was woRKING WITH YOU and NOT giving him your phONE NUMBER chan is the ult snake

chan basically confirmed everything when he asked you who your fave in 3racha was and you said that chan was

bc like lmfao s u r e it was

and then when chan told changbin your fave was jisung he looked the tiniest bit Sad which basically just confirmed everything in chan’s mind

and he felT BAD THAT he straight up lied to changbin bUT

he did that like the day before he was gonna introduce you two

so he had already planned to expose you and see changbin blush like Crazy

Unfortunately only you were blushing but,,, he Knew

and when he saw you and changbin trailing behind the group after dessert, phones out to exchange details, he Knew ;^))) 

i rly didnt know where i was going with this and then i just button smashed this lmfao also sorry i didnt mention the height thing?? i didnt know if you wanted that to be an important plot point but i like the openness of this lmao sorry i’ll make up for it one day hopefully. i hope u like it anyway ++ im so so sry its so late!!!

[m4rkshouse]

a(n unhelpful) guide to day6 by chels

this honestly came from a convo with one of my friends it’s a real mess please enjoy lmao. also shoutout to @cigarettes-and-plastic-hearts for the encouragement + for letting me talk to her about me getting distracted while trying to link videos rip. 

park sungjin:

leader, guitarist + vocals

actual dad of 4 children

the only serious one about 99% of the time

sometimes brian joins the serious train

p sure having a guitar in his hands all of the time keeps it this way

only normal one throughout this acoustic version

and this one too where he basically just laughs at their foolishness

underrated voice

honestly such a good singer but doesn’t get half of the attention he deserves for it imo

has this rlly crazy raspy undertone to his voice that makes me cry

rlly impressive range tbfh

pls support the taLENT 

*points to this*

also this

cries at his voice in this performance*

done 110% of the time

honestly the faces he makes sometimes are priceless

exhibit a:

idk how many times i’ve died laughing @ the way he looks when the members do dumb shit sometimes

(mainly happens @ wonpil poor guy)

exhibit b

exhibit c

park jaehyung: 

aka jae

eldest member, guitarist + vocals

asc host

asc’s flower child 

tries to roast jimin with kevin 25/8 but end up getting roasted themselves

a meme tbh but what can you do

looks like chicken little way too much + honestly everyone knows it

day6′s jae or chicken little?? the world may never know:

proud american

loves “the motherland” 

speaks in english even when specifically told not to lmao

evidence

has a rlly unique style of singing

like idk how to describe it there’s a certain tone he has when he sings (which is especially noticeable when he’s singing in english but) that’s

a, super attractive idk why

and b, rlly unique imo bc i haven't rlly heard anyone else do anything like it

exhibit a (right in the first line he does it on ‘birds’ and it has me shook)

exhibit b (also does it in the first line of his verse here when he sings)

king of twitter

literally has no chill whatsoever

the funniest twitter account i follow tbh

iconic tweets part 1

part 2:

kang younghyun:

aka young k 

aka brian

bassist + vocal

just wants to be called young k 

honestly poor guy

literally no one calls him young k tbh

jae tried to pretend for a sec he would call him young k but at the toronto stop of their north american tour was calling him brian all night

what is the truth

honestly has rlly good reasons for wanting to be called young k 

made me tear up @ my show on their tour talking about it bc of how he sees it + his reasons behind it 

i should rlly start calling him young k 

king of songwriting 

is a phenomenal songwriter

despite the fact a lot of his songs are sad

tbh who hurt brian + why isn't he over it yet poor guy

rlly seems to know music so well + is so passionate about it

i adore watching his write up day6′s bc he puts so much thought into his lyrics it’s rlly so crazy

i need somebody write up day6 aka my fave one idk why 

the way he describes the song + the emotions behind it is rlly rlly incredible to me

VOCALS

a phenomenal singer tbfh

flawlessly hit high notes?? not a problem for brian

A WHOLE SINGER TBH

his harmonies are consistently perfect bye

dyes his hair a lot tbh

highkey looks good with every colour 

exhibit a:

exhibit b:

exhibit c:

kim wonpil: 

keyboardist/synth + vocals

way too soft for his own good

like it’s not fair how soft he is i just wanna cuddle him 25/8

evidence

has such a nice smile

like could honestly cure me of any sickness with just his smile

it rlly makes my day

the sun in the sky 

i’m crying real tears rn

a whole cutie 

dancing king

honestly why is he not in an idol group??

sign him up

all boy groups known for their choreography are shaking™️

(they’re actually fine)

vocal king tbfh

i cry

his range is incredible

high notes!wonpil??? sign me tf up

his voice is honestly flawless

wonpil pls

i literally already linked that but for different reasons asdjsa (it’s okay wonpil’s vocals are stunning)

has a habit of forgetting lyrics

keeps the lyrics to their songs in front of him on his phone during acoustic lives

honestly i don't even know the lyrics to half the songs i sing along to so i relate

once his keyboard dropped and brian didn't notice

he literally just had to continue playing

the moment brian notices is my fave sdjk he just starts laughing 

poor wonpil

yoon dowoon: 

maknae + drummer

shyest bby tbh

his ears go red when he’s embarrassed 

it’s rlly the cutest thing

admitted once he has trouble talking to girls i’m p sure

i don't remember where i saw it tho rip

he likes dogs (and pets in general) a whole lot

on day6′s break got ditched by his friend + so he spent time with his dog + cat instead why is that relatable 

here is the where he talked about it lol

also poor babe got ditched by his pals :(

look @ him with this dog in the i’m serious mv i cry

drummer extraordinaire 

can turn anything into a drum

evidence: the acoustic lives every month

what can i do

i loved you  (when he accidentally brOKE A GLASS doing it asdjksa his facial expression is me doing anything wrong)

a good drummer in general

exhibit a

exhibit b

prefers songs with the bpm under 100 bc its easier for him a whole cutie

also here is my fave dowoon + drums moment idk why

has hair that falls into a heart shape

brb while i cry

way too cute tbh

i am never prepared for the attack™️

tries so hard to speak english

i appreciate the effort so much

jae is so done w it

honestly idk what he’s even trying to say

also tries so hard to sing 

is taking vocal lessons rn to get better

a whole adorable bean

pretty much sings every time day6 is on asc

sings w the boys every once in a while 

bby harmonizing with brian

wore a choker in the hi hello mv and i cried 

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Alternatives to Getting Sample Clearance - IP Lawyer

Here are some alternative ways to get sample clearance.

Recreate the Sml

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Not Using th Titl f th Source Mui in th Titl f ur ng

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Cntt th Artist or Songwriter Directly

If you run int rblm with a mui ublihr r wnr f a mtr, you may hv better luck contacting th rtit dirtl. This works if th artist till h m r ntrl in what gets lrd.

Seek Sample-friendly Copyright Ownr

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Wht Yu Can Get Whn Smn Samples Yur Song

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Cvr Songs: How to Ask Prmiin t Cover a Sng

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Sml Pk & Pre-Cleared Sample Di: Can Yu Use thm Samples?

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Wr-u!

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Alternatives to Getting Sample Clearance - IP Lawyer

Here are some alternative ways to get sample clearance.

Recreate the Sml

Firtl, you n u different intrumnt r a imilr sequence r n w to try t mk it diffrnt. Sm rtit vid ing part f th sample lrn f b r-rrding th sampled section, instead f uing th pre-recorded mtr. Thi means tht th rtit tull l and records the music t und xtl lik th original n they want t ml. Hwvr, you till need permission from th mui publisher, but not frm the wnr f the mtr recording. Thi i a nt trik lt me explain: Let's say u wnt t u a ix-nd ml frm rtin ng. Arding to right lw, infringement only occurs when th riginl mtr rrding i ud, but nt whn th und i mimikd nd re-recorded. S instead f mling the riginl rrding, u play th parts urlf nd r-rrd th mui t sound xtl lik th original. In tht case u have nt infringed th mtr recording. Du t a uirk in right lw, you can nl infring a mtr rrding if you actually copy it nt if u imitate it. S u wn't nd permission frm th mtr wnr. Thi i a grt lutin if u nnt obtain ml clearance frm th owner f th master rrding. Yu still nd rmiin frm th mui ublihr, bu th ng itself is copyrighted. However, u d nt need clearance frm the wnr of th mtr recording. Yu uld l employ th services of a Sample Rrtin Company t wrk around the problem. Cmni lik Rin Prdutin nd Rl Hvn offer t r-rrd th sample, and n d t such a high standard tht th riginl vrin and the new n r rtill inditinguihbl. High ulit r-rrding hv th ll the hllmrk f th riginl, but r quicker and easier t lr theres nl th ublihr t nidr, nd n rt f stalemate over competing intrt with the record lbl.

Mk it Unrgnizbl

Whil thi i not mltl suggested, u can l mk th ml unrgnizbl b distorting it nd uing a lot f fft t mk th sample unrgnizbl. K in mind that thi is nt full-rf so nl use this tactic ringl nd as your last rrt.

Buring it in th Mix

You n also bur th ml into th mix tht it bm l rvlnt nd less rgnizbl. A lt of l uggt nt using th sample as the grv r hk.

Not Using th Titl f th Source Mui in th Titl f ur ng

Of ur, u huldnt nd dnt want to use th title f th source mui in th titl f th ng. Whil gin, thi isnt a full-rf w t rtt urlf, it n minr way u can avoid gtting in legal trouble for uing ml.

Cntt th Artist or Songwriter Directly

If you run int rblm with a mui ublihr r wnr f a mtr, you may hv better luck contacting th rtit dirtl. This works if th artist till h m r ntrl in what gets lrd.

Seek Sample-friendly Copyright Ownr

Sm copyright wnr are h t clear ml so muh t encourage th process. Sk th out. Fr xml, m music rtit r-tivl k to rmt thir music fr mling. Th rtit r out there nd m time t k around nd search fr th rtit wh r gr t lt you sample their wrk. Evn if you bliv you can r, edit, or otherwise digui a ml in th mix, u till nd rmiin t ml. Obtining permission fr mui mling can b a lng nd tdiu r. Hwvr, lgl claims of right infringement uld mn that you r unable t u the music ml nd u may vn hv t mn dmg. T vid thi lgl trouble, b sure t get sample clearance.

Wht Yu Can Get Whn Smn Samples Yur Song

Whn mn steals your ng r u a samples frm ur song, th hv infringed your right mning thv used it withut your permission. Some f what you n get is peculiar to th right wrld. Hr hw it wrk:

You gt the fair mrkt vlu of the use they md. For xml, if th rip ff ur ng in a commercial, and tht use of th song is wrth $10,000 in a mrktl dl, u can gt $10,000.

Yu n recover the infringers rfit. This i nt a common rmd and is extremely vlubl It mn tht if the rn who infringd n ur work md a rfit uing ur wrk, u n recover hi profits, which may b mr than th fir mrkt vlu f the usage.

You n gt n injunction which mn the court rhibit th infringer from uing th infringing wrk. If they ntinu to u it nw, thr ubjt t big fin, nd mtim even jil.

Yu n recover statutory dmg, whih is a rl copyright riginl. This i where u nt rv tul damages -- for xml, ur infringr w not only a thif, but also an unsuccessful buinmn, and h lost mn with ur ri-ff. Or maybe hi rfit are so wll hiddn that u nt find thm. In thi , th court n giv u nwhr frm $750 to $30,000 fr a ingl infringmnt.

Altrntivl, u n gt a ingl munt r t f infringmnt nd not the number of copies tull made. For xml, putting ut 20,000 CD with ur ng i till nl one t of infringmnt Th judg n even raise thi to $150,000 if its intntinl infringmnt, and can lwr it t $200 fr n innocent infringmnt.

Yu can also get ur urt t, and, t a limited extent, recover ur ttrn f. Attorneys f i usually rare because u normally dont get ttrn f whn u win a lawsuit.

Cvr Songs: How to Ask Prmiin t Cover a Sng

Cover ng rvid n w to trgt a nw mrkting b when placed lngid ur wn original wrk. In the digitl g, vr songs can t effective rh ngin optimizers fr mui (ill whn you're vring artists who dn't urrntl appear n iTunes, Amzn, etc.). As a professional ngwritr, you may lrd b wr tht nn wh wnt to record a vrin of ur song nd a mechanical lin frm the copyright owner, uull u or your ublihr. Similrl, if u h t record ur wn version f mn l' rviul rrdd and ditributd mui, you wuld nd t secure a mechanical lin. A mechanical lin is tull a "mulr" lin grntd to ur undr Unitd States right lw. Uull, mui users obtain these lin through a mui publisher r gnt. Thr r vrl rvi that n hl in clearing mhnil lin nd ensuring songwriters gt paid. Limlight i n f th rvi u n u t clear n vr ng in order t ditribut b mn of digitl dwnld, hil albums, nd trming. You n finliz ur mechanical lining and royalty accounting needs fr a rvi f f $15 r lin plus ruird ttutr ublihing rlti set b lw. Artists, bnd nd other musical gru n clear any ng and ensure 100% f royalties r id to th rrit publishers nd ngwritr.

Publiit Rl: What Yu Nd if Yur Sng i Prt of n Advrtimnt

There's an xtr wrinkl if you u a sample for ur f lling or ndring a product (fr xml in a Tt d), and th sampled rtit i idntifibl. In lik this, you also nd to get th ur rtit' nnt. Tht' bu th ad rt th imrin f an ndrmnt. Withut th nnt, the ur rtit uld sue fr wht is knwn as th viltin f th "right f ubliit." The m would b tru if u imittd th ur rtit' vi without mling it. S whn u u a sample fr an dvrtiing gn or other mmril client, b aware that a third t of lrn r "rl" may b nr.

Sml Pk & Pre-Cleared Sample Di: Can Yu Use thm Samples?

Sml Pk nd Sml CDs, recordings tht contain sounds and riffs ifill ld t be ud in mlr, n b a gd ltrntiv fr bdrm rdur nd mll lbl. Mt sample k nd sample discs r "r-lrd," whih means tht b buing the di, you're automatically grntd permission fr mui usage withut th payment f n further f. Hwvr, th rmittd use f r-lrd samples m vr frm n disc t nthr. Dn't um u can u th sample in whtvr way you lik. Review th dumnttin tht m with the CD fr any lin infrmtin. Most sample di mkr grant th user a "nnxluiv license" t u th ml --whih mn u, and everyone l, hv rmiin t u th mui. However, with a ml CD you dn't bu th right t redistribute th ml, nl the right to u them in muil works. If you find tht ur urh of th di doesn't grnt the rights u nd, contact th mnufturr t if you're eligible for a rfund.

Wr-u!

Music is a rtin tht rrnt th rtit nd blng t vrn ears, but whn it m to ing th bill, vrn i willing t g th xtr mile t protect their wrk. If you're mling r rmixing another rtit' wrk, some f th mld artist may fl ntitld t compensation; m m nt. My rmmndtin i t gt permission before you invest a lt of time in ur own wrk. Lt rviw some of the int w md in th ur: Wv diud wh ml lrn i nr? And th rn i tht if u dnt gt rmiin to u ml, thi uld lead t tl lwuit or th inbilit t ditribut ur music to th public. Th min point I wnt u to lrn about mui lw is tht you need 2 clearances: n frm th copyright owner f ng (whih i till the music ublihr) and n frm th right owner f th sound rrding, whih is typically th rrd company. The w you find nd k th mui publisher is t lk them n ll n ll f th performing right organization websites, inluding bmi.m, .m, sesac.com, nd hrrfx.m. Thn u also nd t find nd k th owner f th master recording. Th bt w t find th wnr of th mtr rrding i t k the ublihr or you n use a lrn xrt if u nt really find it thrwi. Th t f ml lrn rll varies so make sure u review th ti n th t of ml clearance t know wht t xt when ur negotiating with bth the mui publisher nd th rrd lbl. We l talked but wht t do if u cant gt a ml clearance. Yu n tr recreating th sample, mking th ml unrgnizbl, buing it in th mix, nt uing th title f th ur mui in th title of th ng, ntting th rtit or ngwritr directly, r king sample-friendly right owners. A we lrd discussed, u'll be on fr legal grund if u gt permission, ill if u hv a rrd ntrt tht ut th burdn of sample clearance on ur huldr. Evn if u dont have a rrd ntrt, u should still k fr permission every tim u ml a ng, ill if the song means a lt t u. Mt lbl, ublihr nd artists r happy to give thir rmiin t rtit looking t rwrk their music fr a f. Th world of vr songs, ml clearances, mechanical lin, nd mui lw h complex rules nd rgultin fr the ul mui rtr.

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Here are some alternative ways to get sample clearance.

Recreate the Sml

Firtl, you n u different intrumnt r a imilr sequence r n w to try t mk it diffrnt. Sm rtit vid ing part f th sample lrn f b r-rrding th sampled section, instead f uing th pre-recorded mtr. Thi means tht th rtit tull l and records the music t und xtl lik th original n they want t ml. Hwvr, you till need permission from th mui publisher, but not frm the wnr f the mtr recording. Thi i a nt trik lt me explain: Let's say u wnt t u a ix-nd ml frm rtin ng. Arding to right lw, infringement only occurs when th riginl mtr rrding i ud, but nt whn th und i mimikd nd re-recorded. S instead f mling the riginl rrding, u play th parts urlf nd r-rrd th mui t sound xtl lik th original. In tht case u have nt infringed th mtr recording. Du t a uirk in right lw, you can nl infring a mtr rrding if you actually copy it nt if u imitate it. S u wn't nd permission frm th mtr wnr. Thi i a grt lutin if u nnt obtain ml clearance frm th owner f th master rrding. Yu still nd rmiin frm th mui ublihr, bu th ng itself is copyrighted. However, u d nt need clearance frm the wnr of th mtr recording. Yu uld l employ th services of a Sample Rrtin Company t wrk around the problem. Cmni lik Rin Prdutin nd Rl Hvn offer t r-rrd th sample, and n d t such a high standard tht th riginl vrin and the new n r rtill inditinguihbl. High ulit r-rrding hv th ll the hllmrk f th riginl, but r quicker and easier t lr theres nl th ublihr t nidr, nd n rt f stalemate over competing intrt with the record lbl.

Mk it Unrgnizbl

Whil thi i not mltl suggested, u can l mk th ml unrgnizbl b distorting it nd uing a lot f fft t mk th sample unrgnizbl. K in mind that thi is nt full-rf so nl use this tactic ringl nd as your last rrt.

Buring it in th Mix

You n also bur th ml into th mix tht it bm l rvlnt nd less rgnizbl. A lt of l uggt nt using th sample as the grv r hk.

Not Using th Titl f th Source Mui in th Titl f ur ng

Of ur, u huldnt nd dnt want to use th title f th source mui in th titl f th ng. Whil gin, thi isnt a full-rf w t rtt urlf, it n minr way u can avoid gtting in legal trouble for uing ml.

Cntt th Artist or Songwriter Directly

If you run int rblm with a mui ublihr r wnr f a mtr, you may hv better luck contacting th rtit dirtl. This works if th artist till h m r ntrl in what gets lrd.

Seek Sample-friendly Copyright Ownr

Sm copyright wnr are h t clear ml so muh t encourage th process. Sk th out. Fr xml, m music rtit r-tivl k to rmt thir music fr mling. Th rtit r out there nd m time t k around nd search fr th rtit wh r gr t lt you sample their wrk. Evn if you bliv you can r, edit, or otherwise digui a ml in th mix, u till nd rmiin t ml. Obtining permission fr mui mling can b a lng nd tdiu r. Hwvr, lgl claims of right infringement uld mn that you r unable t u the music ml nd u may vn hv t mn dmg. T vid thi lgl trouble, b sure t get sample clearance.

Wht Yu Can Get Whn Smn Samples Yur Song

Whn mn steals your ng r u a samples frm ur song, th hv infringed your right mning thv used it withut your permission. Some f what you n get is peculiar to th right wrld. Hr hw it wrk:

You gt the fair mrkt vlu of the use they md. For xml, if th rip ff ur ng in a commercial, and tht use of th song is wrth $10,000 in a mrktl dl, u can gt $10,000.

Yu n recover the infringers rfit. This i nt a common rmd and is extremely vlubl It mn tht if the rn who infringd n ur work md a rfit uing ur wrk, u n recover hi profits, which may b mr than th fir mrkt vlu f the usage.

You n gt n injunction which mn the court rhibit th infringer from uing th infringing wrk. If they ntinu to u it nw, thr ubjt t big fin, nd mtim even jil.

Yu n recover statutory dmg, whih is a rl copyright riginl. This i where u nt rv tul damages -- for xml, ur infringr w not only a thif, but also an unsuccessful buinmn, and h lost mn with ur ri-ff. Or maybe hi rfit are so wll hiddn that u nt find thm. In thi , th court n giv u nwhr frm $750 to $30,000 fr a ingl infringmnt.

Altrntivl, u n gt a ingl munt r t f infringmnt nd not the number of copies tull made. For xml, putting ut 20,000 CD with ur ng i till nl one t of infringmnt Th judg n even raise thi to $150,000 if its intntinl infringmnt, and can lwr it t $200 fr n innocent infringmnt.

Yu can also get ur urt t, and, t a limited extent, recover ur ttrn f. Attorneys f i usually rare because u normally dont get ttrn f whn u win a lawsuit.

Cvr Songs: How to Ask Prmiin t Cover a Sng

Cover ng rvid n w to trgt a nw mrkting b when placed lngid ur wn original wrk. In the digitl g, vr songs can t effective rh ngin optimizers fr mui (ill whn you're vring artists who dn't urrntl appear n iTunes, Amzn, etc.). As a professional ngwritr, you may lrd b wr tht nn wh wnt to record a vrin of ur song nd a mechanical lin frm the copyright owner, uull u or your ublihr. Similrl, if u h t record ur wn version f mn l' rviul rrdd and ditributd mui, you wuld nd t secure a mechanical lin. A mechanical lin is tull a "mulr" lin grntd to ur undr Unitd States right lw. Uull, mui users obtain these lin through a mui publisher r gnt. Thr r vrl rvi that n hl in clearing mhnil lin nd ensuring songwriters gt paid. Limlight i n f th rvi u n u t clear n vr ng in order t ditribut b mn of digitl dwnld, hil albums, nd trming. You n finliz ur mechanical lining and royalty accounting needs fr a rvi f f $15 r lin plus ruird ttutr ublihing rlti set b lw. Artists, bnd nd other musical gru n clear any ng and ensure 100% f royalties r id to th rrit publishers nd ngwritr.

Publiit Rl: What Yu Nd if Yur Sng i Prt of n Advrtimnt

There's an xtr wrinkl if you u a sample for ur f lling or ndring a product (fr xml in a Tt d), and th sampled rtit i idntifibl. In lik this, you also nd to get th ur rtit' nnt. Tht' bu th ad rt th imrin f an ndrmnt. Withut th nnt, the ur rtit uld sue fr wht is knwn as th viltin f th "right f ubliit." The m would b tru if u imittd th ur rtit' vi without mling it. S whn u u a sample fr an dvrtiing gn or other mmril client, b aware that a third t of lrn r "rl" may b nr.

Sml Pk & Pre-Cleared Sample Di: Can Yu Use thm Samples?

Sml Pk nd Sml CDs, recordings tht contain sounds and riffs ifill ld t be ud in mlr, n b a gd ltrntiv fr bdrm rdur nd mll lbl. Mt sample k nd sample discs r "r-lrd," whih means tht b buing the di, you're automatically grntd permission fr mui usage withut th payment f n further f. Hwvr, th rmittd use f r-lrd samples m vr frm n disc t nthr. Dn't um u can u th sample in whtvr way you lik. Review th dumnttin tht m with the CD fr any lin infrmtin. Most sample di mkr grant th user a "nnxluiv license" t u th ml --whih mn u, and everyone l, hv rmiin t u th mui. However, with a ml CD you dn't bu th right t redistribute th ml, nl the right to u them in muil works. If you find tht ur urh of th di doesn't grnt the rights u nd, contact th mnufturr t if you're eligible for a rfund.

Wr-u!

Music is a rtin tht rrnt th rtit nd blng t vrn ears, but whn it m to ing th bill, vrn i willing t g th xtr mile t protect their wrk. If you're mling r rmixing another rtit' wrk, some f th mld artist may fl ntitld t compensation; m m nt. My rmmndtin i t gt permission before you invest a lt of time in ur own wrk. Lt rviw some of the int w md in th ur: Wv diud wh ml lrn i nr? And th rn i tht if u dnt gt rmiin to u ml, thi uld lead t tl lwuit or th inbilit t ditribut ur music to th public. Th min point I wnt u to lrn about mui lw is tht you need 2 clearances: n frm th copyright owner f ng (whih i till the music ublihr) and n frm th right owner f th sound rrding, whih is typically th rrd company. The w you find nd k th mui publisher is t lk them n ll n ll f th performing right organization websites, inluding bmi.m, .m, sesac.com, nd hrrfx.m. Thn u also nd t find nd k th owner f th master recording. Th bt w t find th wnr of th mtr rrding i t k the ublihr or you n use a lrn xrt if u nt really find it thrwi. Th t f ml lrn rll varies so make sure u review th ti n th t of ml clearance t know wht t xt when ur negotiating with bth the mui publisher nd th rrd lbl. We l talked but wht t do if u cant gt a ml clearance. Yu n tr recreating th sample, mking th ml unrgnizbl, buing it in th mix, nt uing th title f th ur mui in th title of th ng, ntting th rtit or ngwritr directly, r king sample-friendly right owners. A we lrd discussed, u'll be on fr legal grund if u gt permission, ill if u hv a rrd ntrt tht ut th burdn of sample clearance on ur huldr. Evn if u dont have a rrd ntrt, u should still k fr permission every tim u ml a ng, ill if the song means a lt t u. Mt lbl, ublihr nd artists r happy to give thir rmiin t rtit looking t rwrk their music fr a f. Th world of vr songs, ml clearances, mechanical lin, nd mui lw h complex rules nd rgultin fr the ul mui rtr.

Free Consultation with a Utah Copyright Lawyer

If you are here, you probably have a trademark or copyright issue you need help with, call Ascent Law for your free intellectual property law consultation (801) 676-5506. We want to help you.

Ascent Law LLC 8833 S. Redwood Road, Suite C West Jordan, Utah 84088 United States Telephone: (801) 676-5506

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4.7 stars - based on 45 reviews

Helpful Intellectual Property Articles

Trademark Lawyer in Utah Intellectual Property Lawyer Utah Commercial Attorney Business Lawyers Business Law Services Copyright Lawyer Utah MLM Lawyer What is Music Copyright Source:http://www.ascentlawfirm.com/alternatives-to-getting-sample-clearance/

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Alternatives to Getting Sample Clearance - IP Lawyer

Here are some alternative ways to get sample clearance.

Recreate the Sml

Firtl, you n u different intrumnt r a imilr sequence r n w to try t mk it diffrnt. Sm rtit vid ing part f th sample lrn f b r-rrding th sampled section, instead f uing th pre-recorded mtr. Thi means tht th rtit tull l and records the music t und xtl lik th original n they want t ml. Hwvr, you till need permission from th mui publisher, but not frm the wnr f the mtr recording. Thi i a nt trik lt me explain: Let's say u wnt t u a ix-nd ml frm rtin ng. Arding to right lw, infringement only occurs when th riginl mtr rrding i ud, but nt whn th und i mimikd nd re-recorded. S instead f mling the riginl rrding, u play th parts urlf nd r-rrd th mui t sound xtl lik th original. In tht case u have nt infringed th mtr recording. Du t a uirk in right lw, you can nl infring a mtr rrding if you actually copy it nt if u imitate it. S u wn't nd permission frm th mtr wnr. Thi i a grt lutin if u nnt obtain ml clearance frm th owner f th master rrding. Yu still nd rmiin frm th mui ublihr, bu th ng itself is copyrighted. However, u d nt need clearance frm the wnr of th mtr recording. Yu uld l employ th services of a Sample Rrtin Company t wrk around the problem. Cmni lik Rin Prdutin nd Rl Hvn offer t r-rrd th sample, and n d t such a high standard tht th riginl vrin and the new n r rtill inditinguihbl. High ulit r-rrding hv th ll the hllmrk f th riginl, but r quicker and easier t lr theres nl th ublihr t nidr, nd n rt f stalemate over competing intrt with the record lbl.

Mk it Unrgnizbl

Whil thi i not mltl suggested, u can l mk th ml unrgnizbl b distorting it nd uing a lot f fft t mk th sample unrgnizbl. K in mind that thi is nt full-rf so nl use this tactic ringl nd as your last rrt.

Buring it in th Mix

You n also bur th ml into th mix tht it bm l rvlnt nd less rgnizbl. A lt of l uggt nt using th sample as the grv r hk.

Not Using th Titl f th Source Mui in th Titl f ur ng

Of ur, u huldnt nd dnt want to use th title f th source mui in th titl f th ng. Whil gin, thi isnt a full-rf w t rtt urlf, it n minr way u can avoid gtting in legal trouble for uing ml.

Cntt th Artist or Songwriter Directly

If you run int rblm with a mui ublihr r wnr f a mtr, you may hv better luck contacting th rtit dirtl. This works if th artist till h m r ntrl in what gets lrd.

Seek Sample-friendly Copyright Ownr

Sm copyright wnr are h t clear ml so muh t encourage th process. Sk th out. Fr xml, m music rtit r-tivl k to rmt thir music fr mling. Th rtit r out there nd m time t k around nd search fr th rtit wh r gr t lt you sample their wrk. Evn if you bliv you can r, edit, or otherwise digui a ml in th mix, u till nd rmiin t ml. Obtining permission fr mui mling can b a lng nd tdiu r. Hwvr, lgl claims of right infringement uld mn that you r unable t u the music ml nd u may vn hv t mn dmg. T vid thi lgl trouble, b sure t get sample clearance.

Wht Yu Can Get Whn Smn Samples Yur Song

Whn mn steals your ng r u a samples frm ur song, th hv infringed your right mning thv used it withut your permission. Some f what you n get is peculiar to th right wrld. Hr hw it wrk:

You gt the fair mrkt vlu of the use they md. For xml, if th rip ff ur ng in a commercial, and tht use of th song is wrth $10,000 in a mrktl dl, u can gt $10,000.

Yu n recover the infringers rfit. This i nt a common rmd and is extremely vlubl It mn tht if the rn who infringd n ur work md a rfit uing ur wrk, u n recover hi profits, which may b mr than th fir mrkt vlu f the usage.

You n gt n injunction which mn the court rhibit th infringer from uing th infringing wrk. If they ntinu to u it nw, thr ubjt t big fin, nd mtim even jil.

Yu n recover statutory dmg, whih is a rl copyright riginl. This i where u nt rv tul damages -- for xml, ur infringr w not only a thif, but also an unsuccessful buinmn, and h lost mn with ur ri-ff. Or maybe hi rfit are so wll hiddn that u nt find thm. In thi , th court n giv u nwhr frm $750 to $30,000 fr a ingl infringmnt.

Altrntivl, u n gt a ingl munt r t f infringmnt nd not the number of copies tull made. For xml, putting ut 20,000 CD with ur ng i till nl one t of infringmnt Th judg n even raise thi to $150,000 if its intntinl infringmnt, and can lwr it t $200 fr n innocent infringmnt.

Yu can also get ur urt t, and, t a limited extent, recover ur ttrn f. Attorneys f i usually rare because u normally dont get ttrn f whn u win a lawsuit.

Cvr Songs: How to Ask Prmiin t Cover a Sng

Cover ng rvid n w to trgt a nw mrkting b when placed lngid ur wn original wrk. In the digitl g, vr songs can t effective rh ngin optimizers fr mui (ill whn you're vring artists who dn't urrntl appear n iTunes, Amzn, etc.). As a professional ngwritr, you may lrd b wr tht nn wh wnt to record a vrin of ur song nd a mechanical lin frm the copyright owner, uull u or your ublihr. Similrl, if u h t record ur wn version f mn l' rviul rrdd and ditributd mui, you wuld nd t secure a mechanical lin. A mechanical lin is tull a "mulr" lin grntd to ur undr Unitd States right lw. Uull, mui users obtain these lin through a mui publisher r gnt. Thr r vrl rvi that n hl in clearing mhnil lin nd ensuring songwriters gt paid. Limlight i n f th rvi u n u t clear n vr ng in order t ditribut b mn of digitl dwnld, hil albums, nd trming. You n finliz ur mechanical lining and royalty accounting needs fr a rvi f f $15 r lin plus ruird ttutr ublihing rlti set b lw. Artists, bnd nd other musical gru n clear any ng and ensure 100% f royalties r id to th rrit publishers nd ngwritr.

Publiit Rl: What Yu Nd if Yur Sng i Prt of n Advrtimnt

There's an xtr wrinkl if you u a sample for ur f lling or ndring a product (fr xml in a Tt d), and th sampled rtit i idntifibl. In lik this, you also nd to get th ur rtit' nnt. Tht' bu th ad rt th imrin f an ndrmnt. Withut th nnt, the ur rtit uld sue fr wht is knwn as th viltin f th "right f ubliit." The m would b tru if u imittd th ur rtit' vi without mling it. S whn u u a sample fr an dvrtiing gn or other mmril client, b aware that a third t of lrn r "rl" may b nr.

Sml Pk & Pre-Cleared Sample Di: Can Yu Use thm Samples?

Sml Pk nd Sml CDs, recordings tht contain sounds and riffs ifill ld t be ud in mlr, n b a gd ltrntiv fr bdrm rdur nd mll lbl. Mt sample k nd sample discs r "r-lrd," whih means tht b buing the di, you're automatically grntd permission fr mui usage withut th payment f n further f. Hwvr, th rmittd use f r-lrd samples m vr frm n disc t nthr. Dn't um u can u th sample in whtvr way you lik. Review th dumnttin tht m with the CD fr any lin infrmtin. Most sample di mkr grant th user a "nnxluiv license" t u th ml --whih mn u, and everyone l, hv rmiin t u th mui. However, with a ml CD you dn't bu th right t redistribute th ml, nl the right to u them in muil works. If you find tht ur urh of th di doesn't grnt the rights u nd, contact th mnufturr t if you're eligible for a rfund.

Wr-u!

Music is a rtin tht rrnt th rtit nd blng t vrn ears, but whn it m to ing th bill, vrn i willing t g th xtr mile t protect their wrk. If you're mling r rmixing another rtit' wrk, some f th mld artist may fl ntitld t compensation; m m nt. My rmmndtin i t gt permission before you invest a lt of time in ur own wrk. Lt rviw some of the int w md in th ur: Wv diud wh ml lrn i nr? And th rn i tht if u dnt gt rmiin to u ml, thi uld lead t tl lwuit or th inbilit t ditribut ur music to th public. Th min point I wnt u to lrn about mui lw is tht you need 2 clearances: n frm th copyright owner f ng (whih i till the music ublihr) and n frm th right owner f th sound rrding, whih is typically th rrd company. The w you find nd k th mui publisher is t lk them n ll n ll f th performing right organization websites, inluding bmi.m, .m, sesac.com, nd hrrfx.m. Thn u also nd t find nd k th owner f th master recording. Th bt w t find th wnr of th mtr rrding i t k the ublihr or you n use a lrn xrt if u nt really find it thrwi. Th t f ml lrn rll varies so make sure u review th ti n th t of ml clearance t know wht t xt when ur negotiating with bth the mui publisher nd th rrd lbl. We l talked but wht t do if u cant gt a ml clearance. Yu n tr recreating th sample, mking th ml unrgnizbl, buing it in th mix, nt uing th title f th ur mui in th title of th ng, ntting th rtit or ngwritr directly, r king sample-friendly right owners. A we lrd discussed, u'll be on fr legal grund if u gt permission, ill if u hv a rrd ntrt tht ut th burdn of sample clearance on ur huldr. Evn if u dont have a rrd ntrt, u should still k fr permission every tim u ml a ng, ill if the song means a lt t u. Mt lbl, ublihr nd artists r happy to give thir rmiin t rtit looking t rwrk their music fr a f. Th world of vr songs, ml clearances, mechanical lin, nd mui lw h complex rules nd rgultin fr the ul mui rtr.

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Here are some alternative ways to get sample clearance.

Recreate the Sml

Firtl, you n u different intrumnt r a imilr sequence r n w to try t mk it diffrnt. Sm rtit vid ing part f th sample lrn f b r-rrding th sampled section, instead f uing th pre-recorded mtr. Thi means tht th rtit tull l and records the music t und xtl lik th original n they want t ml. Hwvr, you till need permission from th mui publisher, but not frm the wnr f the mtr recording. Thi i a nt trik lt me explain: Let's say u wnt t u a ix-nd ml frm rtin ng. Arding to right lw, infringement only occurs when th riginl mtr rrding i ud, but nt whn th und i mimikd nd re-recorded. S instead f mling the riginl rrding, u play th parts urlf nd r-rrd th mui t sound xtl lik th original. In tht case u have nt infringed th mtr recording. Du t a uirk in right lw, you can nl infring a mtr rrding if you actually copy it nt if u imitate it. S u wn't nd permission frm th mtr wnr. Thi i a grt lutin if u nnt obtain ml clearance frm th owner f th master rrding. Yu still nd rmiin frm th mui ublihr, bu th ng itself is copyrighted. However, u d nt need clearance frm the wnr of th mtr recording. Yu uld l employ th services of a Sample Rrtin Company t wrk around the problem. Cmni lik Rin Prdutin nd Rl Hvn offer t r-rrd th sample, and n d t such a high standard tht th riginl vrin and the new n r rtill inditinguihbl. High ulit r-rrding hv th ll the hllmrk f th riginl, but r quicker and easier t lr theres nl th ublihr t nidr, nd n rt f stalemate over competing intrt with the record lbl.

Mk it Unrgnizbl

Whil thi i not mltl suggested, u can l mk th ml unrgnizbl b distorting it nd uing a lot f fft t mk th sample unrgnizbl. K in mind that thi is nt full-rf so nl use this tactic ringl nd as your last rrt.

Buring it in th Mix

You n also bur th ml into th mix tht it bm l rvlnt nd less rgnizbl. A lt of l uggt nt using th sample as the grv r hk.

Not Using th Titl f th Source Mui in th Titl f ur ng

Of ur, u huldnt nd dnt want to use th title f th source mui in th titl f th ng. Whil gin, thi isnt a full-rf w t rtt urlf, it n minr way u can avoid gtting in legal trouble for uing ml.

Cntt th Artist or Songwriter Directly

If you run int rblm with a mui ublihr r wnr f a mtr, you may hv better luck contacting th rtit dirtl. This works if th artist till h m r ntrl in what gets lrd.

Seek Sample-friendly Copyright Ownr

Sm copyright wnr are h t clear ml so muh t encourage th process. Sk th out. Fr xml, m music rtit r-tivl k to rmt thir music fr mling. Th rtit r out there nd m time t k around nd search fr th rtit wh r gr t lt you sample their wrk. Evn if you bliv you can r, edit, or otherwise digui a ml in th mix, u till nd rmiin t ml. Obtining permission fr mui mling can b a lng nd tdiu r. Hwvr, lgl claims of right infringement uld mn that you r unable t u the music ml nd u may vn hv t mn dmg. T vid thi lgl trouble, b sure t get sample clearance.

Wht Yu Can Get Whn Smn Samples Yur Song

Whn mn steals your ng r u a samples frm ur song, th hv infringed your right mning thv used it withut your permission. Some f what you n get is peculiar to th right wrld. Hr hw it wrk:

You gt the fair mrkt vlu of the use they md. For xml, if th rip ff ur ng in a commercial, and tht use of th song is wrth $10,000 in a mrktl dl, u can gt $10,000.

Yu n recover the infringers rfit. This i nt a common rmd and is extremely vlubl It mn tht if the rn who infringd n ur work md a rfit uing ur wrk, u n recover hi profits, which may b mr than th fir mrkt vlu f the usage.

You n gt n injunction which mn the court rhibit th infringer from uing th infringing wrk. If they ntinu to u it nw, thr ubjt t big fin, nd mtim even jil.

Yu n recover statutory dmg, whih is a rl copyright riginl. This i where u nt rv tul damages -- for xml, ur infringr w not only a thif, but also an unsuccessful buinmn, and h lost mn with ur ri-ff. Or maybe hi rfit are so wll hiddn that u nt find thm. In thi , th court n giv u nwhr frm $750 to $30,000 fr a ingl infringmnt.

Altrntivl, u n gt a ingl munt r t f infringmnt nd not the number of copies tull made. For xml, putting ut 20,000 CD with ur ng i till nl one t of infringmnt Th judg n even raise thi to $150,000 if its intntinl infringmnt, and can lwr it t $200 fr n innocent infringmnt.

Yu can also get ur urt t, and, t a limited extent, recover ur ttrn f. Attorneys f i usually rare because u normally dont get ttrn f whn u win a lawsuit.

Cvr Songs: How to Ask Prmiin t Cover a Sng

Cover ng rvid n w to trgt a nw mrkting b when placed lngid ur wn original wrk. In the digitl g, vr songs can t effective rh ngin optimizers fr mui (ill whn you're vring artists who dn't urrntl appear n iTunes, Amzn, etc.). As a professional ngwritr, you may lrd b wr tht nn wh wnt to record a vrin of ur song nd a mechanical lin frm the copyright owner, uull u or your ublihr. Similrl, if u h t record ur wn version f mn l' rviul rrdd and ditributd mui, you wuld nd t secure a mechanical lin. A mechanical lin is tull a "mulr" lin grntd to ur undr Unitd States right lw. Uull, mui users obtain these lin through a mui publisher r gnt. Thr r vrl rvi that n hl in clearing mhnil lin nd ensuring songwriters gt paid. Limlight i n f th rvi u n u t clear n vr ng in order t ditribut b mn of digitl dwnld, hil albums, nd trming. You n finliz ur mechanical lining and royalty accounting needs fr a rvi f f $15 r lin plus ruird ttutr ublihing rlti set b lw. Artists, bnd nd other musical gru n clear any ng and ensure 100% f royalties r id to th rrit publishers nd ngwritr.

Publiit Rl: What Yu Nd if Yur Sng i Prt of n Advrtimnt

There's an xtr wrinkl if you u a sample for ur f lling or ndring a product (fr xml in a Tt d), and th sampled rtit i idntifibl. In lik this, you also nd to get th ur rtit' nnt. Tht' bu th ad rt th imrin f an ndrmnt. Withut th nnt, the ur rtit uld sue fr wht is knwn as th viltin f th "right f ubliit." The m would b tru if u imittd th ur rtit' vi without mling it. S whn u u a sample fr an dvrtiing gn or other mmril client, b aware that a third t of lrn r "rl" may b nr.

Sml Pk & Pre-Cleared Sample Di: Can Yu Use thm Samples?

Sml Pk nd Sml CDs, recordings tht contain sounds and riffs ifill ld t be ud in mlr, n b a gd ltrntiv fr bdrm rdur nd mll lbl. Mt sample k nd sample discs r "r-lrd," whih means tht b buing the di, you're automatically grntd permission fr mui usage withut th payment f n further f. Hwvr, th rmittd use f r-lrd samples m vr frm n disc t nthr. Dn't um u can u th sample in whtvr way you lik. Review th dumnttin tht m with the CD fr any lin infrmtin. Most sample di mkr grant th user a "nnxluiv license" t u th ml --whih mn u, and everyone l, hv rmiin t u th mui. However, with a ml CD you dn't bu th right t redistribute th ml, nl the right to u them in muil works. If you find tht ur urh of th di doesn't grnt the rights u nd, contact th mnufturr t if you're eligible for a rfund.

Wr-u!

Music is a rtin tht rrnt th rtit nd blng t vrn ears, but whn it m to ing th bill, vrn i willing t g th xtr mile t protect their wrk. If you're mling r rmixing another rtit' wrk, some f th mld artist may fl ntitld t compensation; m m nt. My rmmndtin i t gt permission before you invest a lt of time in ur own wrk. Lt rviw some of the int w md in th ur: Wv diud wh ml lrn i nr? And th rn i tht if u dnt gt rmiin to u ml, thi uld lead t tl lwuit or th inbilit t ditribut ur music to th public. Th min point I wnt u to lrn about mui lw is tht you need 2 clearances: n frm th copyright owner f ng (whih i till the music ublihr) and n frm th right owner f th sound rrding, whih is typically th rrd company. The w you find nd k th mui publisher is t lk them n ll n ll f th performing right organization websites, inluding bmi.m, .m, sesac.com, nd hrrfx.m. Thn u also nd t find nd k th owner f th master recording. Th bt w t find th wnr of th mtr rrding i t k the ublihr or you n use a lrn xrt if u nt really find it thrwi. Th t f ml lrn rll varies so make sure u review th ti n th t of ml clearance t know wht t xt when ur negotiating with bth the mui publisher nd th rrd lbl. We l talked but wht t do if u cant gt a ml clearance. Yu n tr recreating th sample, mking th ml unrgnizbl, buing it in th mix, nt uing th title f th ur mui in th title of th ng, ntting th rtit or ngwritr directly, r king sample-friendly right owners. A we lrd discussed, u'll be on fr legal grund if u gt permission, ill if u hv a rrd ntrt tht ut th burdn of sample clearance on ur huldr. Evn if u dont have a rrd ntrt, u should still k fr permission every tim u ml a ng, ill if the song means a lt t u. Mt lbl, ublihr nd artists r happy to give thir rmiin t rtit looking t rwrk their music fr a f. Th world of vr songs, ml clearances, mechanical lin, nd mui lw h complex rules nd rgultin fr the ul mui rtr.

Free Consultation with a Utah Copyright Lawyer

If you are here, you probably have a trademark or copyright issue you need help with, call Ascent Law for your free intellectual property law consultation (801) 676-5506. We want to help you.

Ascent Law LLC 8833 S. Redwood Road, Suite C West Jordan, Utah 84088 United States Telephone: (801) 676-5506

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4.7 stars - based on 45 reviews

Helpful Intellectual Property Articles

Trademark Lawyer in Utah Intellectual Property Lawyer Utah Commercial Attorney Business Lawyers Business Law Services Copyright Lawyer Utah MLM Lawyer What is Music Copyright Source:http://www.ascentlawfirm.com/alternatives-to-getting-sample-clearance/

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Alternatives to Getting Sample Clearance - IP Lawyer

Here are some alternative ways to get sample clearance.

Recreate the Sml

Firtl, you n u different intrumnt r a imilr sequence r n w to try t mk it diffrnt. Sm rtit vid ing part f th sample lrn f b r-rrding th sampled section, instead f uing th pre-recorded mtr. Thi means tht th rtit tull l and records the music t und xtl lik th original n they want t ml. Hwvr, you till need permission from th mui publisher, but not frm the wnr f the mtr recording. Thi i a nt trik lt me explain: Let's say u wnt t u a ix-nd ml frm rtin ng. Arding to right lw, infringement only occurs when th riginl mtr rrding i ud, but nt whn th und i mimikd nd re-recorded. S instead f mling the riginl rrding, u play th parts urlf nd r-rrd th mui t sound xtl lik th original. In tht case u have nt infringed th mtr recording. Du t a uirk in right lw, you can nl infring a mtr rrding if you actually copy it nt if u imitate it. S u wn't nd permission frm th mtr wnr. Thi i a grt lutin if u nnt obtain ml clearance frm th owner f th master rrding. Yu still nd rmiin frm th mui ublihr, bu th ng itself is copyrighted. However, u d nt need clearance frm the wnr of th mtr recording. Yu uld l employ th services of a Sample Rrtin Company t wrk around the problem. Cmni lik Rin Prdutin nd Rl Hvn offer t r-rrd th sample, and n d t such a high standard tht th riginl vrin and the new n r rtill inditinguihbl. High ulit r-rrding hv th ll the hllmrk f th riginl, but r quicker and easier t lr theres nl th ublihr t nidr, nd n rt f stalemate over competing intrt with the record lbl.

Mk it Unrgnizbl

Whil thi i not mltl suggested, u can l mk th ml unrgnizbl b distorting it nd uing a lot f fft t mk th sample unrgnizbl. K in mind that thi is nt full-rf so nl use this tactic ringl nd as your last rrt.

Buring it in th Mix

You n also bur th ml into th mix tht it bm l rvlnt nd less rgnizbl. A lt of l uggt nt using th sample as the grv r hk.

Not Using th Titl f th Source Mui in th Titl f ur ng

Of ur, u huldnt nd dnt want to use th title f th source mui in th titl f th ng. Whil gin, thi isnt a full-rf w t rtt urlf, it n minr way u can avoid gtting in legal trouble for uing ml.

Cntt th Artist or Songwriter Directly

If you run int rblm with a mui ublihr r wnr f a mtr, you may hv better luck contacting th rtit dirtl. This works if th artist till h m r ntrl in what gets lrd.

Seek Sample-friendly Copyright Ownr

Sm copyright wnr are h t clear ml so muh t encourage th process. Sk th out. Fr xml, m music rtit r-tivl k to rmt thir music fr mling. Th rtit r out there nd m time t k around nd search fr th rtit wh r gr t lt you sample their wrk. Evn if you bliv you can r, edit, or otherwise digui a ml in th mix, u till nd rmiin t ml. Obtining permission fr mui mling can b a lng nd tdiu r. Hwvr, lgl claims of right infringement uld mn that you r unable t u the music ml nd u may vn hv t mn dmg. T vid thi lgl trouble, b sure t get sample clearance.

Wht Yu Can Get Whn Smn Samples Yur Song

Whn mn steals your ng r u a samples frm ur song, th hv infringed your right mning thv used it withut your permission. Some f what you n get is peculiar to th right wrld. Hr hw it wrk:

You gt the fair mrkt vlu of the use they md. For xml, if th rip ff ur ng in a commercial, and tht use of th song is wrth $10,000 in a mrktl dl, u can gt $10,000.

Yu n recover the infringers rfit. This i nt a common rmd and is extremely vlubl It mn tht if the rn who infringd n ur work md a rfit uing ur wrk, u n recover hi profits, which may b mr than th fir mrkt vlu f the usage.

You n gt n injunction which mn the court rhibit th infringer from uing th infringing wrk. If they ntinu to u it nw, thr ubjt t big fin, nd mtim even jil.

Yu n recover statutory dmg, whih is a rl copyright riginl. This i where u nt rv tul damages -- for xml, ur infringr w not only a thif, but also an unsuccessful buinmn, and h lost mn with ur ri-ff. Or maybe hi rfit are so wll hiddn that u nt find thm. In thi , th court n giv u nwhr frm $750 to $30,000 fr a ingl infringmnt.

Altrntivl, u n gt a ingl munt r t f infringmnt nd not the number of copies tull made. For xml, putting ut 20,000 CD with ur ng i till nl one t of infringmnt Th judg n even raise thi to $150,000 if its intntinl infringmnt, and can lwr it t $200 fr n innocent infringmnt.

Yu can also get ur urt t, and, t a limited extent, recover ur ttrn f. Attorneys f i usually rare because u normally dont get ttrn f whn u win a lawsuit.

Cvr Songs: How to Ask Prmiin t Cover a Sng

Cover ng rvid n w to trgt a nw mrkting b when placed lngid ur wn original wrk. In the digitl g, vr songs can t effective rh ngin optimizers fr mui (ill whn you're vring artists who dn't urrntl appear n iTunes, Amzn, etc.). As a professional ngwritr, you may lrd b wr tht nn wh wnt to record a vrin of ur song nd a mechanical lin frm the copyright owner, uull u or your ublihr. Similrl, if u h t record ur wn version f mn l' rviul rrdd and ditributd mui, you wuld nd t secure a mechanical lin. A mechanical lin is tull a "mulr" lin grntd to ur undr Unitd States right lw. Uull, mui users obtain these lin through a mui publisher r gnt. Thr r vrl rvi that n hl in clearing mhnil lin nd ensuring songwriters gt paid. Limlight i n f th rvi u n u t clear n vr ng in order t ditribut b mn of digitl dwnld, hil albums, nd trming. You n finliz ur mechanical lining and royalty accounting needs fr a rvi f f $15 r lin plus ruird ttutr ublihing rlti set b lw. Artists, bnd nd other musical gru n clear any ng and ensure 100% f royalties r id to th rrit publishers nd ngwritr.

Publiit Rl: What Yu Nd if Yur Sng i Prt of n Advrtimnt

There's an xtr wrinkl if you u a sample for ur f lling or ndring a product (fr xml in a Tt d), and th sampled rtit i idntifibl. In lik this, you also nd to get th ur rtit' nnt. Tht' bu th ad rt th imrin f an ndrmnt. Withut th nnt, the ur rtit uld sue fr wht is knwn as th viltin f th "right f ubliit." The m would b tru if u imittd th ur rtit' vi without mling it. S whn u u a sample fr an dvrtiing gn or other mmril client, b aware that a third t of lrn r "rl" may b nr.

Sml Pk & Pre-Cleared Sample Di: Can Yu Use thm Samples?

Sml Pk nd Sml CDs, recordings tht contain sounds and riffs ifill ld t be ud in mlr, n b a gd ltrntiv fr bdrm rdur nd mll lbl. Mt sample k nd sample discs r "r-lrd," whih means tht b buing the di, you're automatically grntd permission fr mui usage withut th payment f n further f. Hwvr, th rmittd use f r-lrd samples m vr frm n disc t nthr. Dn't um u can u th sample in whtvr way you lik. Review th dumnttin tht m with the CD fr any lin infrmtin. Most sample di mkr grant th user a "nnxluiv license" t u th ml --whih mn u, and everyone l, hv rmiin t u th mui. However, with a ml CD you dn't bu th right t redistribute th ml, nl the right to u them in muil works. If you find tht ur urh of th di doesn't grnt the rights u nd, contact th mnufturr t if you're eligible for a rfund.

Wr-u!

Music is a rtin tht rrnt th rtit nd blng t vrn ears, but whn it m to ing th bill, vrn i willing t g th xtr mile t protect their wrk. If you're mling r rmixing another rtit' wrk, some f th mld artist may fl ntitld t compensation; m m nt. My rmmndtin i t gt permission before you invest a lt of time in ur own wrk. Lt rviw some of the int w md in th ur: Wv diud wh ml lrn i nr? And th rn i tht if u dnt gt rmiin to u ml, thi uld lead t tl lwuit or th inbilit t ditribut ur music to th public. Th min point I wnt u to lrn about mui lw is tht you need 2 clearances: n frm th copyright owner f ng (whih i till the music ublihr) and n frm th right owner f th sound rrding, whih is typically th rrd company. The w you find nd k th mui publisher is t lk them n ll n ll f th performing right organization websites, inluding bmi.m, .m, sesac.com, nd hrrfx.m. Thn u also nd t find nd k th owner f th master recording. Th bt w t find th wnr of th mtr rrding i t k the ublihr or you n use a lrn xrt if u nt really find it thrwi. Th t f ml lrn rll varies so make sure u review th ti n th t of ml clearance t know wht t xt when ur negotiating with bth the mui publisher nd th rrd lbl. We l talked but wht t do if u cant gt a ml clearance. Yu n tr recreating th sample, mking th ml unrgnizbl, buing it in th mix, nt uing th title f th ur mui in th title of th ng, ntting th rtit or ngwritr directly, r king sample-friendly right owners. A we lrd discussed, u'll be on fr legal grund if u gt permission, ill if u hv a rrd ntrt tht ut th burdn of sample clearance on ur huldr. Evn if u dont have a rrd ntrt, u should still k fr permission every tim u ml a ng, ill if the song means a lt t u. Mt lbl, ublihr nd artists r happy to give thir rmiin t rtit looking t rwrk their music fr a f. Th world of vr songs, ml clearances, mechanical lin, nd mui lw h complex rules nd rgultin fr the ul mui rtr.

Free Consultation with a Utah Copyright Lawyer

If you are here, you probably have a trademark or copyright issue you need help with, call Ascent Law for your free intellectual property law consultation (801) 676-5506. We want to help you.

Ascent Law LLC 8833 S. Redwood Road, Suite C West Jordan, Utah 84088 United States Telephone: (801) 676-5506

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4.7 stars - based on 45 reviews

Helpful Intellectual Property Articles

Trademark Lawyer in Utah Intellectual Property Lawyer Utah Commercial Attorney Business Lawyers Business Law Services Copyright Lawyer Utah MLM Lawyer What is Music Copyright Source:http://www.ascentlawfirm.com/alternatives-to-getting-sample-clearance/

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Alternatives to Getting Sample Clearance - IP Lawyer

Here are some alternative ways to get sample clearance.

Recreate the Sml

Firtl, you n u different intrumnt r a imilr sequence r n w to try t mk it diffrnt. Sm rtit vid ing part f th sample lrn f b r-rrding th sampled section, instead f uing th pre-recorded mtr. Thi means tht th rtit tull l and records the music t und xtl lik th original n they want t ml. Hwvr, you till need permission from th mui publisher, but not frm the wnr f the mtr recording. Thi i a nt trik lt me explain: Let's say u wnt t u a ix-nd ml frm rtin ng. Arding to right lw, infringement only occurs when th riginl mtr rrding i ud, but nt whn th und i mimikd nd re-recorded. S instead f mling the riginl rrding, u play th parts urlf nd r-rrd th mui t sound xtl lik th original. In tht case u have nt infringed th mtr recording. Du t a uirk in right lw, you can nl infring a mtr rrding if you actually copy it nt if u imitate it. S u wn't nd permission frm th mtr wnr. Thi i a grt lutin if u nnt obtain ml clearance frm th owner f th master rrding. Yu still nd rmiin frm th mui ublihr, bu th ng itself is copyrighted. However, u d nt need clearance frm the wnr of th mtr recording. Yu uld l employ th services of a Sample Rrtin Company t wrk around the problem. Cmni lik Rin Prdutin nd Rl Hvn offer t r-rrd th sample, and n d t such a high standard tht th riginl vrin and the new n r rtill inditinguihbl. High ulit r-rrding hv th ll the hllmrk f th riginl, but r quicker and easier t lr theres nl th ublihr t nidr, nd n rt f stalemate over competing intrt with the record lbl.

Mk it Unrgnizbl

Whil thi i not mltl suggested, u can l mk th ml unrgnizbl b distorting it nd uing a lot f fft t mk th sample unrgnizbl. K in mind that thi is nt full-rf so nl use this tactic ringl nd as your last rrt.

Buring it in th Mix

You n also bur th ml into th mix tht it bm l rvlnt nd less rgnizbl. A lt of l uggt nt using th sample as the grv r hk.

Not Using th Titl f th Source Mui in th Titl f ur ng

Of ur, u huldnt nd dnt want to use th title f th source mui in th titl f th ng. Whil gin, thi isnt a full-rf w t rtt urlf, it n minr way u can avoid gtting in legal trouble for uing ml.

Cntt th Artist or Songwriter Directly

If you run int rblm with a mui ublihr r wnr f a mtr, you may hv better luck contacting th rtit dirtl. This works if th artist till h m r ntrl in what gets lrd.

Seek Sample-friendly Copyright Ownr

Sm copyright wnr are h t clear ml so muh t encourage th process. Sk th out. Fr xml, m music rtit r-tivl k to rmt thir music fr mling. Th rtit r out there nd m time t k around nd search fr th rtit wh r gr t lt you sample their wrk. Evn if you bliv you can r, edit, or otherwise digui a ml in th mix, u till nd rmiin t ml. Obtining permission fr mui mling can b a lng nd tdiu r. Hwvr, lgl claims of right infringement uld mn that you r unable t u the music ml nd u may vn hv t mn dmg. T vid thi lgl trouble, b sure t get sample clearance.

Wht Yu Can Get Whn Smn Samples Yur Song

Whn mn steals your ng r u a samples frm ur song, th hv infringed your right mning thv used it withut your permission. Some f what you n get is peculiar to th right wrld. Hr hw it wrk:

You gt the fair mrkt vlu of the use they md. For xml, if th rip ff ur ng in a commercial, and tht use of th song is wrth $10,000 in a mrktl dl, u can gt $10,000.

Yu n recover the infringers rfit. This i nt a common rmd and is extremely vlubl It mn tht if the rn who infringd n ur work md a rfit uing ur wrk, u n recover hi profits, which may b mr than th fir mrkt vlu f the usage.

You n gt n injunction which mn the court rhibit th infringer from uing th infringing wrk. If they ntinu to u it nw, thr ubjt t big fin, nd mtim even jil.

Yu n recover statutory dmg, whih is a rl copyright riginl. This i where u nt rv tul damages -- for xml, ur infringr w not only a thif, but also an unsuccessful buinmn, and h lost mn with ur ri-ff. Or maybe hi rfit are so wll hiddn that u nt find thm. In thi , th court n giv u nwhr frm $750 to $30,000 fr a ingl infringmnt.

Altrntivl, u n gt a ingl munt r t f infringmnt nd not the number of copies tull made. For xml, putting ut 20,000 CD with ur ng i till nl one t of infringmnt Th judg n even raise thi to $150,000 if its intntinl infringmnt, and can lwr it t $200 fr n innocent infringmnt.

Yu can also get ur urt t, and, t a limited extent, recover ur ttrn f. Attorneys f i usually rare because u normally dont get ttrn f whn u win a lawsuit.

Cvr Songs: How to Ask Prmiin t Cover a Sng

Cover ng rvid n w to trgt a nw mrkting b when placed lngid ur wn original wrk. In the digitl g, vr songs can t effective rh ngin optimizers fr mui (ill whn you're vring artists who dn't urrntl appear n iTunes, Amzn, etc.). As a professional ngwritr, you may lrd b wr tht nn wh wnt to record a vrin of ur song nd a mechanical lin frm the copyright owner, uull u or your ublihr. Similrl, if u h t record ur wn version f mn l' rviul rrdd and ditributd mui, you wuld nd t secure a mechanical lin. A mechanical lin is tull a "mulr" lin grntd to ur undr Unitd States right lw. Uull, mui users obtain these lin through a mui publisher r gnt. Thr r vrl rvi that n hl in clearing mhnil lin nd ensuring songwriters gt paid. Limlight i n f th rvi u n u t clear n vr ng in order t ditribut b mn of digitl dwnld, hil albums, nd trming. You n finliz ur mechanical lining and royalty accounting needs fr a rvi f f $15 r lin plus ruird ttutr ublihing rlti set b lw. Artists, bnd nd other musical gru n clear any ng and ensure 100% f royalties r id to th rrit publishers nd ngwritr.

Publiit Rl: What Yu Nd if Yur Sng i Prt of n Advrtimnt

There's an xtr wrinkl if you u a sample for ur f lling or ndring a product (fr xml in a Tt d), and th sampled rtit i idntifibl. In lik this, you also nd to get th ur rtit' nnt. Tht' bu th ad rt th imrin f an ndrmnt. Withut th nnt, the ur rtit uld sue fr wht is knwn as th viltin f th "right f ubliit." The m would b tru if u imittd th ur rtit' vi without mling it. S whn u u a sample fr an dvrtiing gn or other mmril client, b aware that a third t of lrn r "rl" may b nr.

Sml Pk & Pre-Cleared Sample Di: Can Yu Use thm Samples?

Sml Pk nd Sml CDs, recordings tht contain sounds and riffs ifill ld t be ud in mlr, n b a gd ltrntiv fr bdrm rdur nd mll lbl. Mt sample k nd sample discs r "r-lrd," whih means tht b buing the di, you're automatically grntd permission fr mui usage withut th payment f n further f. Hwvr, th rmittd use f r-lrd samples m vr frm n disc t nthr. Dn't um u can u th sample in whtvr way you lik. Review th dumnttin tht m with the CD fr any lin infrmtin. Most sample di mkr grant th user a "nnxluiv license" t u th ml --whih mn u, and everyone l, hv rmiin t u th mui. However, with a ml CD you dn't bu th right t redistribute th ml, nl the right to u them in muil works. If you find tht ur urh of th di doesn't grnt the rights u nd, contact th mnufturr t if you're eligible for a rfund.

Wr-u!

Music is a rtin tht rrnt th rtit nd blng t vrn ears, but whn it m to ing th bill, vrn i willing t g th xtr mile t protect their wrk. If you're mling r rmixing another rtit' wrk, some f th mld artist may fl ntitld t compensation; m m nt. My rmmndtin i t gt permission before you invest a lt of time in ur own wrk. Lt rviw some of the int w md in th ur: Wv diud wh ml lrn i nr? And th rn i tht if u dnt gt rmiin to u ml, thi uld lead t tl lwuit or th inbilit t ditribut ur music to th public. Th min point I wnt u to lrn about mui lw is tht you need 2 clearances: n frm th copyright owner f ng (whih i till the music ublihr) and n frm th right owner f th sound rrding, whih is typically th rrd company. The w you find nd k th mui publisher is t lk them n ll n ll f th performing right organization websites, inluding bmi.m, .m, sesac.com, nd hrrfx.m. Thn u also nd t find nd k th owner f th master recording. Th bt w t find th wnr of th mtr rrding i t k the ublihr or you n use a lrn xrt if u nt really find it thrwi. Th t f ml lrn rll varies so make sure u review th ti n th t of ml clearance t know wht t xt when ur negotiating with bth the mui publisher nd th rrd lbl. We l talked but wht t do if u cant gt a ml clearance. Yu n tr recreating th sample, mking th ml unrgnizbl, buing it in th mix, nt uing th title f th ur mui in th title of th ng, ntting th rtit or ngwritr directly, r king sample-friendly right owners. A we lrd discussed, u'll be on fr legal grund if u gt permission, ill if u hv a rrd ntrt tht ut th burdn of sample clearance on ur huldr. Evn if u dont have a rrd ntrt, u should still k fr permission every tim u ml a ng, ill if the song means a lt t u. Mt lbl, ublihr nd artists r happy to give thir rmiin t rtit looking t rwrk their music fr a f. Th world of vr songs, ml clearances, mechanical lin, nd mui lw h complex rules nd rgultin fr the ul mui rtr.

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