Copy That!

As a media person, the struggle and pain of copyright is something we have all experienced. A one second audio of our favourite Akon song, turns into a claim by UMG, who are the mortal enemy of small time YouTubers.

Since the world is ever-changing, and media is becoming such a booming industry, copyright is taken very seriously. Currently, it is a 70 year period after the death of the person who produced the content in which they have rights to it.

This mixtape, created by my friend, can technically be used as copyright, and has a 70 year period of it, after my death, as the music is created by me. Let’s say I die in 2099, this music will still have my name on it until 70 years after that.

Since this was made by a friend, under the approval of me, there is no breech of copyright, and it can comply under fair use.

I used this Soundcloud example, as many people upload music, mixtapes and audio onto Soundcloud using other people’s music.

It is integral to ensure that all copyright laws are being maintained and seen when creating content, in order to avoid the wrath of Disney or Viacom knocking on your door and asking for the revenue of that High School Musical clip you used in your video.