Music rights and royalties?

I have a question about music… For our own personal use, I am assuming that we can use any music we want for our scrapbook. But what if we want to post it on YouTube, or our blogs? Will we be charged royalties or get in trouble for using an artist’s music in our scrapbook without official permission from them?

The answer to your question is yes you can get in trouble for using an artist’s music in a video scrapbook without official permission from them. If you plan to post your videos on YouTube or on your blog then you must have permission to use the music.

There is a great discussion on the legality of using copyrighted music in your video scrapbooks here

YouTube will actually remove your audio from your video if their software detects a song that they know is being used without permission. So the question is what CAN you do?

One answer is to find some music online that will give you permission to use it as long as you give them credit. I see that is what you did with your first video scrapbook

Another answer is to use Cinescore which is a program that comes with the purchase of Sony Vegas Movie Studio. This program creates custom audio tracks that are royalty free from the start. We will have more information about Cinescore and how to use it in the future in the video tutorials.