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Edit: Truck Driver Shawn
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Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youi hope he can get all his memories back
It is a shit situation re: the content. I hope it can be restored.
Although, playing devils advocate for a moment.... the pitchforks come out each time we see someone selling a Chibson or a "Fake" Fender as these big corporations should be able to protect their intellectual property. Isn't it the same for artists, who wrote this stuff and get nothing for its use... how many of of you play in covers bands without a thought to the thorny issue of paying the royalties on the songs you are playing (and earning money from playing)?
I'm not saying that it couldn't be handled differently/better but I understand blanket useage policies...
Nope - you’ve been banned from Facebook for “publishing” copyrighted material without permission from the rights holder!
You can learn the guitar parts, you can play the guitar parts, you can even record/video yourself playing the guitar parts... all without permission...but... you cannot publish any of it unless you have permission to do so!...
he has uploaded a video of himself playing copyrighted guitar riffs and “published” them without permission.
doesnt matter if he makes £££££’s or nothing at all... he has “published” or “made public” copyrighted material.
It sucks that Facebook shut his account down but he has broken copyright law! And I agree Facebook could have handled it better, maybe given him a chance to remove to material with just a warning?
That said, it’s in facebooks t&c’s that you have to own the rights to what you upload... and in short, he doesn’t!!!
Bear in mind even if he doesn't profit from his online distribution of his playing, someone does (facebook and their advertisers I suppose.)
So someone's got to pay.
One of those first world problems in my opinion...
I had a guitar amp builder friend in Sweden get his facebook page deleted and then his business page too, he only had demo vidoes and pictures on his facebook page
In this instance Atlantic could argue that because he has made “whateversong” public they (or the rights holder) will lose revenue as a result.
I very much doubt that if he uploaded the guitar part to “the pretender” it would effect sales of the original in anyway what so ever and they would have to prove damages in a court of law.
But they have to draw a line somewhere!. If only to protect their own interests...
and the fact “it’s law”!
Exactly... you may not agree with the decision but much like the rules on here, the T&C are pretty clear on Facebook. Youtube did a clamp down a while back but have gone back to being lax. This is all about protecting IP and you may think it "silly" but it protects the recording artists/owners of the song rights.
Simple way around it - play original stuff to demo stuff that hints at famous songs but doesn't reference it outright. If you do play covers and publish them, ensure you have proof you are paying the correct PRS.
When I posted a video on Youtube that contained some music, their system quickly recognized the copyrighted material and they sent me an email telling me that any ad revenue would be paid to BMG (or whoever it was). I'm sure they're delighted with the cheque for the 30 views it got, but this seems a much more reasonable approach.