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Master October 2014

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Sarahdell, on June 10, 2014 at 7:44 AM

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I met with my videographer for the first time on Sunday to discuss details and he in formed me that he cannot record licensed music onto our wedding DVD. This means that our first dance will not include our song choice along with ceremony music, father/daughter, mother/son, grand entrance etc. He said that he can record the video but has to put a different royalty-free song over the top or he and I could both be sued! What is this all about?! Is anyone else dealing with this?

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Master October 2014
Sarahdell · on June 11, 2014 at 1:25 PM
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@RobertBenda I hate that song anyway... LOL
But... it is safe to say, then, that I won't be able to get permission to use something like "I'm Gonna Be" by the Proclaimers?
Are the songs you CAN get mostly songs that no one knows or instrumental?
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Robert Benda · on June 11, 2014 at 11:19 PM
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@Sarah
correct. There is a wide variety of styles, instrumental and lyrical, but mostly they are unknown songs. Rarely one breaks through to the mainstream (the original version of country hit "God Gave Me You" was available to license from TheMusicBed, until it became a hit for Blake Shelton, for instance).
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