Remixes and their legality

[YourEverydayWaffle]

Hey all. I am unable to find any info on my situation and what to do, so I decided to ask here in case anybody knows (since many KSP members make videos) I make ski videos, somewhat inspirational, which means I want to choose the right song for the perfect effect. I am in the process of remixing a song for this purpose, making it so it will better suit the video and its mood. I do not plan to distribute the remix directly in any way (as in a direct download). The video will be on YouTube, with the edited song as background music, mixed in with occasional audio from the original ski recordings. I will also give credit to the original artists, saying that I do not take any credit for the original song or any of its parts. Also, I did purchase the original song (througj Google Play Music.) So, it it legal to post the video containing the edited song, the video being for a purpose other than sharing the music, also including a bit (probably in the description) giving all credits for the original to the creator? Or is there something else I have to do in addition to that? I'm new in these "fields" so any help is greatly appreciated .

[Nuke]

i think remixes are protected in the eu, much the way parody is here in the us. the problem is the music and movie industry has a stranglehold on the democratic party through intense lobbying, and so can make anything it doesn't like illegal, including dj works.

[vger]

Maybe look up "transformative art." Most examples cover visual designs, but I think it sums up remixes.

[TinfoilChef]

The way youtube operates is that if you use *ANY* copyrighted material you have to be able to show them that you have permission from whomever owns the rights to it, otherwise it's subject to being identified by their content id system. This could result in it being taken down, muted, or the copyright owner has the option to place ads on the video (for which THEY get paid, NOT you).

That you purchased the original song means nothing in this context because what you NEED is legal permission to use someone else's copyrighted work and when you buy a song, be it on google play, itunes, or an old fashioned record store, what you're getting is the right to *listen* to it, not the right to USE it in any works.

There is the matter of "Fair Use" (or "Fair Dealing" if you're in the UK) However that is a defense, not a form of "it's ok to use this for that", and can only be determined in court.

Best solution is to use royalty free creative commons licensed music such as anything that uses the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ license.

If you know of independent musicians perhaps you could get permissions from them to use their music in exchange for crediting them and a link to their website or some such.

[Camacha]

In practice you can forget about using music in remixes. The music industry has got its panties all in a bunch over a couple of people that rework 'their' music into something totally else and will do anything to make sure they get what they want, even if it is ridiculous and petty.

Give it another 20 years, by then the dinosaurs should have died off.

[vger]

As far as posting on YT is concerned, if its non-profit, don't worry too much. A remix will probably slip past their automated "copyright infringement detector." If someone makes a claim, your account gets a slap on the wrist and that's all.