I privately addressed the issue of why we don’t use “public domain” classical music in the IMAO Podcast with one of our listeners that gave us feedback, but I wanted to get everyone on the same page:
Many of you already know that most classical music works by the great composers like Beethoven are in the public domain and therefore do not cost any money for us to use in a non-profit or commercial production.
However, if we used the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra’s rendition of Beethoven’s Fifth as the theme music to the IMAO Podcast, we would need to pay the performance fee (called a “royalty”) to the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra for their performance of the song in the public domain.
Just because a song is in the public domain does NOT mean anyone can use it for free. The musicians should and must get their royalties for their contribution. All of the music we use in the IMAO Podcast is “royalty-free.”
Some sharp listeners will ask “Did you pay for ‘Relax’ by Frankie Goes To Hollywood that you used in last week’s podcast?” The answer is that by having Sarah sing only a tiny fraction of the original song (along with her own lyrics) and by not using the original recording, IMAO is not required to pay royalties under the Fair Use rules of copyright law. I’m sure there are probably some lawyers at BMI and ASCAP that would split hairs over what is Fair Use…
There’s a 99% chance that we’ll have new theme music for the June 13 IMAO Podcast, written and performed by a good conservative musician and blogger. More details when they become available.
Thanks for downloading and listening to the IMAO Podcast!
(sigh) To keep anyone else from doing it… I will:
First.
Now you can comment.
“…written and performed by a good conservative musician and blogger.”
Could it be Lileks?
I’ll give you a hint:
It’s not Frankie Goes To Hollywood.
I did once go to Hollywood.
Can I have a hint?
You can actually download the LSO playing Beethoven’s 1st (and all his other symphonies too) at bbc.com. It’s really slow, though.
And you’d still have to pay royalties to use it.
This post wasn’t quite as funny as most.
This post wasn’t quite as funny as most.
That’s because I’m not funny. My favorite comment on that subject was:
“Scott your [sic] not funny and my least favorite”
Best post ever.
Royalties. Bah!
Payments! Ha ha.
You’ve still got it Scott!
GREAT PODCAST.
Classical music w/ light layered Conserva-rap voice-tracks, merged…
In-between segments, clarity of these lyrics could fade in & then out again for next segment…
….zero music credits needed.
(Ya’all have some great voices)
I bet that if you contacted Ted Nugent and told him about IMAO (like he isn’t already a fan…) and how much you like guns and meat and things like that, he’d give you permission to use some of his music royalty-free.
You know, I always thought, with the whole nuke-the-moon thing, IMAO stood for In My Atomic Opinion.
I just realized: IMAO probably stands for In My Absurd Opinion. Sorry for being off-topic.
Bad news for Aquaman.
http://www.livescience.com/scienceoffiction/050606_breathe_underwater.html
ARROGANT!
Haha, Frank J might ban me for unveiling the secret word.
no, no, it’s all a clever plot by the ChiComs:
I, Mao!