Posting Videos To Youtube Or Vimeo

[AshleyHall]

This post has been edited due to the amazing responses and assistance I have received here... you guys are awesome! Cheers...

[JButterfield]

You could use music that you own the rights to, use music that's in the public domain or is royalty-free... Or you could upload a performance for people using patter rather than music.

It's not censorship, it's publishers protecting their intellectual property. The music isn't yours to use however you see fit.

[ChristopherT]

You could use music that you own the rights to, use music that's in the public domain or is royalty-free... Or you could upload a performance for people using patter rather than music.

It's not censorship, it's publishers protecting their intellectual property. The music isn't yours to use however you see fit.

Excellently put. It's not that the sites are censoring you because of your music tastes, it's because you're using music that isn't yours. This is a major reason why I haven't posted videos, as I plan to make my own music to use and I haven't got the best way to record my music as the instrument I play is very resonant and presents quite a challenge for most mics.

[Diavo]

What's more important here:

Posting performance of magic to share with the community, & potentially getting feedback to further your abilities?

Or playing copyrighted music, which you've admitted to not planning on citing properly (if you do, it won't necessarily be silenced), in the background of the video?

;-)

[AndrewJ]

Alright. First of all, if you're sharing your magic then please share your full performance.

Second, look through the AudioSwap feature at YouTube. You may be able to legally use the song you want, so long as YouTube gets to put up links to buy the song. This varies by song/artist/record label, but give it a look. There should be something available, legally and ethically, that you can use.

Finally, there's no reason to tie yourself to widely-published music. There are a lot of pitfalls if you ever plan to go bigger than YouTube.

[fnord]

If I were to post some of my magic videos to Youtube or Vimeo and I use music, that may or may not be popular... and if I get the sound deleted whats the point of posting videos of my magic on these sites only to be silenced? how can I share openly my magic performances with the world via the internet... if its only going to lead to censorship?

You weren't silenced. You stole from an artist and the artist (or their representatives[1]) decided to take back what was legally theirs. Agree or disagree with the rules, laws, and conduct of the industry representatives as much as you wish, using someone else's work in yours is not just a bad idea, it's against the law.

[1] RIAA, MPAA, Sony/BMG, and others are parasites that leech off the work of true artists. However, as long as the laws exist and as long as the industry carries these leeches we're bound by them.