I want to make a YouTube video on Planet Coaster but I have no idea if the music is copyrighted or not. Please reply if you know! Thanks!
Is the music copyrighted?
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They are glad to have people sharing videos and music on youtube, theres tons of people who have used the theme song but it would be nice to hear some of the other ones [up]
Well, so far I haven't been able to see any special condition to it (in YouTube f.i. they didn't switch to a CC license), so it's fair to assume that they are protected under standard copyright rights.
The best approach would be to e-mail them directly, and ask about it.
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Tl;dr I think you're okay, even though technically it's not legal.
It's a tricky thing. Not only the music, the whole game (including graphics [big grin]) is under copyright. So a let's play or whatever video you want to make technically is not legal. If they wanted to, Frontier could have youtube take down every video showing ingame content (or even take legal action). Right now it seems they encourage or at least tolerate vids. Legally you can only post material they have approved of though.
The theme menu music (da da da, da da...da...), and the Pirate Band music, are not being copyrighted by YouTube. YouTube and several copyright owners/agencies throw A BIG HISSY if it is. Nope, we're block it worldwide resulting in a YouTube Strike, nope we block it in certain countries/devices, nope we'll mute your video, or they put ads in our videos and monetize OUR videos. Under copyright law, no matter what country NZ/Australia/US/etc, we may share content for review/feedback purposes. But you should give credit to who the music in your video is from. Even retailers can play copyright music for customers in retail stores, and get away with it. I only overheard one complaint aimed at staff who run a retail store saying that they couldn't play that because it was copyright.
In regards to sharing gameplay videos, it's AN EXTREMELY HUGE THING on YouTube, and people WANT to share gameplay videos. Companies and The Law don't take action generally, as this would UPSET TOO MANY PEOPLE. Governments not only handle legal matters, but they also got to show at least some interest in the WELFARE of their citizens. People sharing COD, Minecraft, Halo, The Sims 4, etc gameplays. Any popular game developer who prohibits users sharing gameplay videos of their game, is going to get a lot of hate which could lead to the detriment of the game developer. Before Xbox One came out, Microsoft had to make TWO POLICY REVERSALS (Kinect required for Xbox One console to function, and 24hr mandatory check ins with XBL) because too many people complained about it. The golden rule in business: "the customer is always right", even though that may not always be the case. Most retailers have high standards in customer service.
In regards to sharing gameplay videos, it's AN EXTREMELY HUGE THING on YouTube, and people WANT to share gameplay videos. Companies and The Law don't take action generally, as this would UPSET TOO MANY PEOPLE. Governments not only handle legal matters, but they also got to show at least some interest in the WELFARE of their citizens. People sharing COD, Minecraft, Halo, The Sims 4, etc gameplays. Any popular game developer who prohibits users sharing gameplay videos of their game, is going to get a lot of hate which could lead to the detriment of the game developer. Before Xbox One came out, Microsoft had to make TWO POLICY REVERSALS (Kinect required for Xbox One console to function, and 24hr mandatory check ins with XBL) because too many people complained about it. The golden rule in business: "the customer is always right", even though that may not always be the case. Most retailers have high standards in customer service.
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That's not entirely correct. This is no forum for a scholastic debate on Intellectual Property laws, so I'll summarize it a lot:
Most international conventions on intellectual property (f.i. the Berne Convention of 1886) define certain cases when you can reproduce legally something that is under copyright laws without the authors permission. Basically, most of those fall under the quotation right, which is the right to reproduce part/total of an artistic work for investigation purposes in its broad meaning: scientific, education, journalistic, etc.
But the issue is that those cases also have certain requirements and limitations. So I’d suggest people that unless they know what they are doing, they should simply ask the authors for permission.
In many cases you don't even need to contact to the author directly, as you can ask your national IP protection agency that works in conjunction with other countries' ones (US's ASCAP, German's GEMA, UK's MCPS-PRS, Spain's SGAE, etc.).
I'm afraid that International Conventions on IP don't register the right of the retail stores to play it without the authors permission (feel free to prove me wrong sending me a valid source in a private message).
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One thing that is 100% correct, is that in most democratic legal systems, it's up to the companies to decide if they want to use the law against you (sue you) for IP issues.
Conclusion: If you want to avoid possible troubles, simply ask the authors for permission (in this case I suggest an e-mail). It doesn't hurt you and it'll provide you peace of mind.
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Pretty sure Frontier here has already given the A-OK signal on using music from the game for your youtube videos here on the forums. If anything, posting Planet Coaster videos with its music is free advertisement for their game and their wonderful soundtrack. [up]
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I asked about this a while back and they gave me the all clear. Source: https://forums.planetcoaster.com/showthread.php/15898-Can-the-ingame-Music-be-used-for-Videos
Just to clear up one small thing (because it is clear that people really don't understand copyright very well), public venues such as stores, bars, restaurants, and radio station pay licensing fees to organizations such as ASCAP and BMI, which then distribute royalties to songwriters and performers. They don't seek individual permission from every artist, nor do they play those songs illegally and just hope for the best.
Youtube videos that show content from games for reviews, tutorials, or let's plays are absolutely legal even if the game publisher hasn't given any kind of permission. Showing portions of a published work for discussion and analysis is considered a fair use under U.S. copyright law (there is some argument that a let's play that simply shows everything in a very linear game, like Super Mario Bros, from start to finish without any kind of analysis or discussion is not fair use, but that's not relevant here in any case).
Youtube videos that show content from games for reviews, tutorials, or let's plays are absolutely legal even if the game publisher hasn't given any kind of permission. Showing portions of a published work for discussion and analysis is considered a fair use under U.S. copyright law (there is some argument that a let's play that simply shows everything in a very linear game, like Super Mario Bros, from start to finish without any kind of analysis or discussion is not fair use, but that's not relevant here in any case).
Ah thanks that's nice to know
sort of the proper BANGING beats in RCT3 loading menu I think its the best in a game. Frontier rock on the music selection.A big Thank You to Frontier for not throwing harsh copyright restrictions on music in this game. I like the guitar and violin music in this game. It's like custom made for this game. I know with Forza Horizon 2/3 there is a lot of copyrighted music which in turn is policed by Youtube's strict YouTube standards (eg. mute/playable only in limited countries/blocked/run ads). Playing games should be a happy experience for us. And sharing that experience also can make us happy too. A lot of people are sharing gameplay's on YouTube, so much, that it has become a very popular thing. However when I do YouTube videos with my Hauppauge HD PVR2, I mute the ride music, just in case, but I never worry about the main menu (da da da..... da, da.... da) and pirate band music. I even tested it out a couple months ago, no copyright notices from YouTube.
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Fair dealing with a work for the purposes of criticism or review, of that or another work or of a performance of a work, does not infringe copyright in the work if such fair dealing is accompanied by a sufficient acknowledgement.
This is taken from NZ law. Australia/US/UK may likely have a similar clause. However if it is in-game cutscenes (which may not strictly gameplay), and music, it's advice that you should, give reference to the copyright owners.
42 Criticism, review, and news reporting
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Fair dealing with a work for the purposes of criticism or review, of that or another work or of a performance of a work, does not infringe copyright in the work if such fair dealing is accompanied by a sufficient acknowledgement.
This is taken from NZ law. Australia/US/UK may likely have a similar clause. However if it is in-game cutscenes (which may not strictly gameplay), and music, it's advice that you should, give reference to the copyright owners.
Not sure if this was answered or not...but does custom music that I upload to my rides transfer when someone downloads my rides and parks from my workshop? Or am I wasting a bunch of time trying to make my music fit the ride when nobody else will ever hear it...