[LM_NET] TARGET: Music in a video yearbook

[Kris Detmer <Kdetmer@COLUMBIA.K12.MO.US>]

Our publications class would like to produce a video yearbook using (of course) 
currently popular songs as background music.  The yearbook would be duplicated (on 
DVD) and sold to students at marginal cost (basically just enough to cover 
materials).  Yes, I KNOW this is a copyright violation.  No need to inform me of 
that fact!  :)

My question is... is there a way to use the music they want and make it legal?  How 
(and who) would I go about contacting to get permission?  Recording company?  
Artist?  It may be futile, but we do have some lead time and the students are 
hopeful.  Plan B would be to use production music, of course.

Thanks in advance.

Kris

Kristina Detmer
Library Media Specialist
Jefferson Jr. High School
Columbia, Missouri, USA
kdetmer@columbia.k12.mo.us

When I get a little money, I buy books; and, if any is left, I buy food and 
clothes." 
~attributed to Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus 

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