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Jul 15, 2010 by News Gatherer
10 and other music labels have come together and filed a complaint against the purveyors of pornography and RK Netmedia RealityKings.com, accused of using unlicensed music in "hundreds of hardcore porn extreme. The record companies want $ 150,000 per infringement, which there are many cities in the complaint, but said RK Netmedia everyone should be fair use. Warner Bros. Sometimes, it seems porn studies can do just about anything, that is, unless you use pop music to major labels record does not approve.
The music labels do not seem to have a general policy to grant a license for the use of their works in porn, and then all of the music used in pornography without a permit, for example, the record labels. In its complaint, Warner Bros. and argue that the group RK Netmedia "an infringement of copyright on such obvious and offensive." Not only the company millions of subscribers to its website, including video licensing RK satellite TV operators.
As such, the music used in the video was dubbed over or on a stage play, Randazzo said that only the background music playing in the club. The turn is the nature of video and music on them. True to its name, porno video film of its kind reality, the study is the exploitation of the clubs in her stars "real and record any action script could occur, RK Netmedia attorney Marc Randazzo said Ars.
According to the complaint, the music is often prominent in the videos and advertising films, and sometimes the actors are lip sync the words as stated in the agreement. However, this is not what they think the record companies. Basically, RK Netmedia think your videos are the adult equivalent of dancing baby on YouTube, the music screams in the background and as such appear in the video is covered by fair use.
"In most cases, the bulk of each song played in the video, which serves as musical accompaniment for sexual activity," wrote the record. "In some cases the song (or a variation on the song title), is also used for the title of the video or the song is used to define the theme for the video or direct the action during the scene..
He noted that the company has "nothing but the utmost respect for the rights of others", but the music that studies should not be able to check something to do while someone shoots a reality of production. "I would be very concerned if the author has spread so far," said Randazzo. The scenario described in the complaint is not, uh, innocent as RK Netmedia, he said. Ars Randazzo said that this statement is simply wrong, "however, and that the company plans to use the correct angle to greatly boost its defense.
Of course, RK Netmedia not only fight the good fight for a fair use of the company faces millions of dollars in damages if the music labels prevail. The complaint lists several hundred songs, which have been used illegally in the video and $ 150,000 for the pop, these numbers could increase rapidly.
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