01-20-2007, 10:38 PM
Yes and no.
The music-videos you're talking about, are (I assume) YouTube-type 'home-made' productions. Strictly spoken, even that use is ILLEGAL, but the copyrioght holders just don't prosecute this violation, as
1. They think it's too
2. In the end it's even promotion for their music, and that
3. They don't even know about it
But -just because they do not press some legal charges doesn't mean that it is legal...!!
And although you're not selling the mansion you created, you still are distributing it over the internet, so that is far more than what is considered a
You might get away with it, as it might go unnoticed..... but is it really worth the risk ??
But I'm not an expert on US copyright, as I live in Germany.... but I do know that American copyright laws are even stricter than the German ones....
The music-videos you're talking about, are (I assume) YouTube-type 'home-made' productions. Strictly spoken, even that use is ILLEGAL, but the copyrioght holders just don't prosecute this violation, as
1. They think it's too
smalla violation or
2. In the end it's even promotion for their music, and that
outweighsthe violation or (and that is most likely the case)
3. They don't even know about it
But -just because they do not press some legal charges doesn't mean that it is legal...!!
And although you're not selling the mansion you created, you still are distributing it over the internet, so that is far more than what is considered a
private use.
You might get away with it, as it might go unnoticed..... but is it really worth the risk ??
But I'm not an expert on US copyright, as I live in Germany.... but I do know that American copyright laws are even stricter than the German ones....