music for dvds and online slideshows

Hi I am wanting fo find out how to get music for slideshows legally.

I have googled and come accross so many different scenarios that I am just getting confused.

I live and operate in australia, so relevent information for Australia only please!

I found an online music stock library, but you buy the track forever, and the one that I liked was $246!!! I don't have that much money!

What can I do?

There is an earlier thread - there are several free sources listed.

https://photography-on-the.net …t=1299601&highl​ight=music

Regards,
GEWB

I convert midi files to either mp3 or wav files to what I want, that way I don't have to worry about copyright violations or notices.

Thorrulz wrote in post #16154324
I convert midi files to either mp3 or wav files to what I want, that way I don't have to worry about copyright violations or notices.

If you're using someone else's compositions that are from the last 80 years or so, then you're violating their copyright. The people who made the MIDI tracks also have a copyright on their work, which you are also violating.

There are many tracks under the creative commons license that you can legally use for free. The licenses that you would be looking for are:

1 Attribution CC BY: this allows you to use or modify a work, commercially and noncommercially, as long as you credit the license holder or creator of the work.

2. Attribution-NoDerivs CC BY-ND: This license allows you to use a work, commercially and noncommercially, as long as you do not modify the work and credit the license holder or creator of the work. Basically, you use the song as is or not at all.

There is also an Attribution-ShareAlike CC BY-SA license that will allow you to use the work commercially, but you will have to license anything that uses the song, in this case, under the same license, meaning that others will be allowed to get everything in your slideshow and dvd's free of charge.

Link for more info:
http://creativecommons​.org/licenses/

Rashkh wrote in post #16154819
There are many tracks under the creative commons license that you can legally use for free.
Link for more info:

Yes, that's true. There will always be exceptions to any rule, though even being under Creative Commons doesn't necessarily mean you get to use it however you want - there are still six different sets of rules, depending on what the creator has decided. Perhaps I could have been more clear, because saying that using MIDI tracks gets a person out of copyright infringement is the problematic statement. Creative Commons works are vastly outnumbered by traditional copyrighted works, probably by at least a hundred to one. Any work should be assumed to be under traditional copyright unless evidence proves to the contrary, particularly since CC protection is available only if a creator chooses it. All works are protected under traditional copyright, even if they're not registered at all.

More info on copyright: http://www.copyright.g​ov/help/faq/
Comparison of the two: http://photo.tutsplus.​com …eative-commons-explained/

CraigPatterson wrote in post #16155207
Yes, that's true. There will always be exceptions to any rule, though even being under Creative Commons doesn't necessarily mean you get to use it however you want - there are still six different sets of rules, depending on what the creator has decided. Perhaps I could have been more clear, because saying that using MIDI tracks gets a person out of copyright infringement is the problematic statement. Creative Commons works are vastly outnumbered by traditional copyrighted works, probably by at least a hundred to one. Any work should be assumed to be under traditional copyright unless evidence proves to the contrary, particularly since CC protection is available only if a creator chooses it. All works are protected under traditional copyright, even if they're not registered at all.

More info on copyright: http://www.copyright.g​ov/help/faq/
Comparison of the two: http://photo.tutsplus.​com …eative-commons-explained/

There are loads of sites dedicated to creative commons licensed songs. A google search gives five results. As for the six different licenses, I've listed the two that are desirable for his case.

Thank you for providing that resource.

I'm also trying to give guidance to people who may happen upon this thread, who may otherwise come away with the notion that using MIDI tracks will absolve them of any copyright issues. That is absolutely not the case.

If you're looking for anything of quality sound, whether instrumental or vocals, you'll want to spend some money. I don't recommend creative commons as you'll spend hours searching for a good song. Even if you find something suitable, your video may be flagged on youtube for copyright infringement.

It's just easier to browser something on themusicbed.com or triplescoopmusic.com. There's more sites out there that charge reasonable rates for the small photography business that's less than $200 for a video slideshow.

Looking for this "cheap" music is much like people browsing the micro stock sites for cheap photos. Don't we all hate those micro stock sites that pay us pennies...why would we be happy doing this same thing to our brothers in music?

Hogloff wrote in post #16160457
Looking for this "cheap" music is much like people browsing the micro stock sites for cheap photos. Don't we all hate those micro stock sites that pay us pennies...why would we be happy doing this same thing to our brothers in music?

Quoted for truth!