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[Lord Methrid]

I was wondering if we, the rightful owner of the Dragon Age video game, have the right to use the game's music in our cutscenes and then later post a video of our work on youtube.

Can we also use the music for other Dragon Age related projects such as video tutorials on the Dragon Age Toolset?

I am hoping for an official reply from a Bioware employee But a local community lawyer would be just as good 

Bearbeitet von Lord Methrid, 26 August 2010 - 10:10 .

[DahliaLynn]

I would expect there would be no reason why not, as long as there is no profit involved, just as all other fan made videos are done. I make cutscene mods, and almost feel forced to use in-game music in order to remain consistent with gameplay itself. I post stuff on youtube, and I don't see why there should be a problem. My own personal question would be if I could use external music for in-game mods (Or music I would produce)

[Lord Methrid]

Oh hey Dahlia! Thanks for your input! I just wanted to make sure. Also, I wouldn't see anything wrong with putting your own music in your videos.



In the event that youtube forces you to delete copy righted audio tracks, you're left to replace the sound track with your own work anyway, so why not?

[Marvin_Arnold]

Actually, legally you don't have the right to use in-game music. Actually, you don't "own" even the game at all. You purchase a license to play it, that's all.

Theoretically, you can be forced to take down from any site videos or mods containing copyrighted material, such as game music.

However, in the cases you mentioned, usually the copyright holders tolerate your use of the music, as long as there is no profit involved and they get credited. (Inon Zur for the composition, Bioware/EA for the copyright) But it's them turning a blind eye, not your right.

For higher profile things, like, for example, a fan movie that might get shown on a festival, it's very advisable (and polite) to contact the copyright holder, explain what you want to do, and that there is no profit involved, and ask for permission to use the music for that purpose.

Heck, it's always polite to ask the artist first, anyway. After all, it's his creation.

The alternative (which doesn't exactly apply to your case) is to ask an aspiring composer (like me ) if he would like to contribute some music for your project. You are doing this work for fun, so why shouldn't he...

Bearbeitet von Marvin_Arnold, 28 Mai 2011 - 10:47 .

[Proleric]

There is also a growing free content scene, e.g. the Free Sound Project and several music sites.

You simply download and use the work. Typically, this is under license (e.g. Creative Commons), so you don't have to jump through hoops, but ownership remains unambiguous.