Here's a conversation I've been having with this chick named "Ellen" from Target Audience Magazine, the ones who conducted the Burn Burn review and interview.
It is regarding my Youtube video of Paper Moon, seen here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9zcHfELb2Y
Message 1 wrote:...would you do me a HUGE favor and just say where you got that song? Raine Maida owns the rights to his music and he gave Susan Marie permission to play that song in the interview. If you could add text to the video under the album cover or something giving credit to Target Audience Magazine it would really help.
The whole idea of the magazine is to promote individuals who are trying to self promote. Our Lady Peace recorded in home studios and own the rights to the music. It is what so many inspired creators are hoping for.
So, will you please PLEASE give credit to www.TargetAudienceMagazine.com for this song. Wikipedia keeps taking it down and I want the world to know Raine said we could play this song first.
My email is TargetAudienceMagazineEIC@gmail.com
Please let people know about the magazine and full interview. Even if you add that in the videos notes section. THANKS!
~ellen eldridge, EIC
www.TargetAudienceMagazine.com
I then replied with:
My reply wrote:Will Do Ellen!
I then referenced her magazine in my video as to the source of the song.
A few weeks later, she comes back with this:
Message 2 wrote:Hey,
I got a really angry letter from the writer who conducted that interview and she is threatening to sue me. You shouldn't have ripped that song from the interview and released it on youtube because Raine Maida only gave permission to Susan Marie to use it during her interview.
Please take the video down. Now everyone thinks I had something to do with it because I asked you to say you got the song from us. You did, but without permission. It really is bad business and I don't want Our Lady Peace or Raine Maida to think I am an asshole who helped give away his music before he got a chance to sell it. If you are a real fan of Our Lady Peace please take the song down. You could put it back up when the album comes out July 21
Really, though, you know this was wrong. I appreciate the traffic it brought the last few days but please take the viddeo down so i dont get sued.
~ellen eldridge, EIC
www.TargetAudienceMagazine.com
I replied with this:
My reply wrote:Well, if you check out OLP's Twitter, they link my Youtube upload of the song directly so they definitely do not have a problem with it being on Youtube. Jeremy Taggart also links the video directly from his Facebook, so I doubt any of the members of OLP have a problem with the video on Youtube.
OLP themselves own this music independently, unlike their last 6 albums which were owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Raine wanted Paper Moon to be public everywhere, he didn't just release it "exclusively through" the writer who conducted that interview.
Please tell the writer of the interview that she should direct threats of litigation toward either me or Youtube, as you had nothing to do with putting it on Youtube. And she will get nowhere because Youtube protects its users through privacy laws. If it is illegal, then Youtube will take it down. And only Our Lady Peace can ask it to be taken down as they own the rights to it. Not her.
I have, however, removed reference to Target Audience Magazine from my video. There are several other videos of Paper Moon on Youtube anyway, so taking mine down will do no difference.
Thanks,
Slacktoo
So what does everyone think of this bullshit and what should I do? There are plenty of other videos of Paper Moon up on Youtube anyway, so it is pointless to take mine down.