Can you release a remix for free, without permission from...

[Alissio]

The original artist? Will it infringe copyright, even though it is free and no royalties would be payed out to the original artist?

[SignalRecon]

Technically no, practically yes... I think

[djrobyn]

a friend of mine hosted a dubstep remix of a well known artists on his own website and got sued for it.
so if you do it, put i out on a site like mediafire or zippyshare and make sure that it can't be tracked down that you uploaded it.

[Muncey]

Its usually fine as long as its significantly different, if its basically the same as the original with a few changes then no.

Always good manners to ask first though.

[Pistonsbeneath]

if you can ask then do, if it's not awful they probably won't mind if you're not selling it

[SignalRecon]

if you can ask then do, if it's not awful they probably won't mind if you're not selling it

^ exactly

[hudson]

Eh, I've done it. I had to take down the last one I did, but that's just because it's gonna be on the artist's next remix ep haha
I also have a bootleg remix coming out on a label soon though, so we'll see if I get sued

[ehbes]

i uploaded a bootleg a few days ago, nothings happened to me yet

[fractal]

how can you get sued if you have made no money or promotions off of it though?

[dickman69]

usually the police come & knock down ur door

[garethom]

Eh, I've done it. I had to take down the last one I did, but that's just because it's gonna be on the artist's next remix ep haha
I also have a bootleg remix coming out on a label soon though, so we'll see if I get sued

Would be the label that would be sued, if anyone, right?

how can you get sued if you have made no money or promotions off of it though?

Sure it won't stop some people trying though!

[Muncey]

how can you get sued if you have made no money or promotions off of it though?

Isn't Baauer getting sued for Harlem Shake? That was given away as a free.. unless after the dance craze hype he decided to cash in on it. If he did then fuck that guy I hope he gets sued to shit.

[Sexual_Chocolate]

how can you get sued if you have made no money or promotions off of it though?

Isn't Baauer getting sued for Harlem Shake? That was given away as a free.. unless after the dance craze hype he decided to cash in on it. If he did then fuck that guy I hope he gets sued to shit.

that's exactly what maddecent did.

[hudson]

Eh, I've done it. I had to take down the last one I did, but that's just because it's gonna be on the artist's next remix ep haha
I also have a bootleg remix coming out on a label soon though, so we'll see if I get sued

Would be the label that would be sued, if anyone, right?

Yeah I guess so. They're cool with it though.

[Soulstep]

Eh, I've done it. I had to take down the last one I did, but that's just because it's gonna be on the artist's next remix ep haha
I also have a bootleg remix coming out on a label soon though, so we'll see if I get sued

Would be the label that would be sued, if anyone, right?

Yeah I guess so. They're cool with it though.

Depends on the contract

[hudson]

Eh, I've done it. I had to take down the last one I did, but that's just because it's gonna be on the artist's next remix ep haha
I also have a bootleg remix coming out on a label soon though, so we'll see if I get sued

Would be the label that would be sued, if anyone, right?

Yeah I guess so. They're cool with it though.

Depends on the contract

If by contract you mean, "hey wanna put out this unlicensed remix for me" "yeah" then it's all good.

[chekov]

i uploaded a bootleg a few days ago, nothings happened to me yet

5-0 gon snatch you on you way to college yo

[ehbes]

i uploaded a bootleg a few days ago, nothings happened to me yet

5-0 gon snatch you on you way to college yo

I can get out of it with my dashing good looks

[chekov]

i uploaded a bootleg a few days ago, nothings happened to me yet

5-0 gon snatch you on you way to college yo

I can get out of it with my dashing good looks

or bribe them with boating shoes perhaps

[ehbes]

i uploaded a bootleg a few days ago, nothings happened to me yet

5-0 gon snatch you on you way to college yo

I can get out of it with my dashing good looks

or bribe them with boating shoes perhaps

Boat shoes not boating shoes...get your shit together