Copyright holder; short film use?

[Yamishi]

Hi there everyone,

I love a lot of the music on this site (obviously ) and I was wondering about who holds the copyright to the music. Last time I asked around, I got told that the remixers hold the rights to the music; is that truly the case? If so, would it be legal for me to use it in media projects, such as short films?

The short films may or may not ever be submitted to any sort of film festival, and may or may not even be publicly displayed (for the time being) so if problems arise upon any of those occasions, lemme know.

I'd be glad to let remixers in on "royalties" of sorts, if I manage to win any prizes at film festivals, but it's common courtesy to ask permission first, and before that, I have to make sure it's legal for me to use it.

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.

[zircon]

If you want to get very technical, the ReMixers only hold the legal rights to the original parts of their remixes... not the parts actually from the games.

djpretzel (site founder) is actually in the process of drafting an official legal document outlining what people can and can't do with the remixes. One of the provisions will be that you CAN use ReMixes, but only for non-profit purposes, and only if proper accreditation is made to OC ReMix and the ReMixer. If there's going to be money involved... eg. from winning prizes, it's not OK.

That being said, if there are ReMixes you like, you may be able to contact the artist and ask them to do an original track in the same style. Many people here want to get into the film scoring/media business.

[Yamishi]

That's exactly what I wanted to know. So, winning prizes is a no-no, unless the piece is completely original?

Perfect (albiet disappointing).

Thanks very much, I appreciate it!