Biz: Copyrights

Say – is that YOUR original logo or voice over recording or other work being “adapted” or used without your permission? Stop thief! But how? Start with registering it all with copyrights and trademarks, advises attorney Robert Sciglimpaglia (also a voice actor, actor, author and producer), who explains the process – and damages you can collect – here …

What? Why did YouTube take down your demo? Yikes! Someone pirated YOUR own material and is running it on YouTube! These are nasty situations, to be sure. And actor/voice actor/VO coach David H. Lawrence XVII describes what to do if this happens to you …

Do you have permission to use the recordings of your voice over spots on your website – or anywhere – for self-promotion? Did the producer / client have permission to use the background music? If you answer “No,” you might get a distressing phone call or letter in the mail. Jennifer Vaugh explains …

Check the license requirements for your demo music, warns voice actor/attorney Robert J. Sciglimpaglia. A new service, TuneSat, encripts music and sound effects to track Internet plays – and music libraries might send you a bill …

Does the music on your demo violate a copyright? How about the sound effects? Music rights expert Brian Nimens explains the trap of so-called ‘free music downloads’ and tells how to sleep better at night with Royalty Free and Rights Managed music …

Updating his warning of a week ago, voice talent/attorney Robert J. Sciglimpaglia notes that FreePlay Music is seeking $2,500 from voice actors to “settle” copyright infringement of music used on demos. If you’ve received a notice, contact Sciglimpaglia to be part of a unified effort to dispute the claim …

Copyrights: Reel ‘Em In To Your Demos   By Robert J. Sciglimpaglia Jr., Esq.   If you have a voice-over reel that is a totally original work, do you really need to…

By Robert J. Sciglimpaglia Jr., Esq.   So you just produced a voice-over demo, complete with scripts and music. Or, you took a bunch of spots that you’ve voiced -…