| Every industry is affected by the restraints of music | | | | order to use both traditional and contemporary original |
| copyright laws and the wedding industry is no | | | | wedding music in videos, ceremonies and at receptions |
| exception. With the increase in enforcement of those | | | | is extremely expensive. Wedding videographers and |
| that commit copyright infringement, wedding | | | | other individuals that handle many ceremonies, |
| professionals including wedding videographers, wedding | | | | receptions and projects per month might expect to |
| planners and anyone else choosing or using wedding | | | | pay thousands of dollars per month in order to legally |
| music in their projects are not exempt from paying | | | | use popular wedding video music, music for wedding |
| large fees for all wedding video music, music for | | | | ceremonies and all other types of wedding music. |
| wedding videos and any other music they need. | | | | And because every client is different and has different |
| The ease of downloading all types of music, and | | | | musical tastes, these professionals must make sure |
| particularly wedding music via the internet and through | | | | they have a very large and comprehensive library of |
| both illegal and legal file sharing programs has gone up | | | | wedding music to choose from to make every project |
| exponentially as the availability of such programs has | | | | unique and make sure it accurately captures the spirit |
| increased. Because of the increased availability of | | | | of the big day and the personality of the married |
| copyright protected music, large music providers such | | | | couple. Not every wedding videographer and |
| as BMI and ASCAP have begun to prosecute in | | | | professional, and particularly those for whom weddings |
| cases where people have not paid appropriately for | | | | are only a small part of their total business plan, can |
| use of the wedding video music, background music | | | | afford to exorbitant royalty fees associated with |
| and production music that professionals and other | | | | wedding music and satisfying copyright laws. |
| individuals use in their projects. | | | | So what is the answer for wedding videographers |
| While it is impossible for large companies to prosecute | | | | that wish to both avoid copyright infringement and |
| all violators of copyright laws, many wedding video | | | | provide high quality and original wedding video music |
| companies, both large and small have already found | | | | that does not take a huge chunk out of their limited |
| themselves paying exorbitant fees that total well over | | | | budget? Many wedding professionals avoid the use of |
| the amount they would have paid had they legally | | | | buyout music and royalty free music because they |
| purchased the wedding music in the first place just to | | | | find often it does not offer the best quality background |
| settle copyright infringement issues. Just because a | | | | music and production music to fulfill their complex |
| video is not intended for public viewing does not make | | | | needs and satisfy their discriminating tastes. Although it |
| it non-infringing to use popular music as a background | | | | is very inexpensive, buying the wrong royalty free |
| music or production music, and public performance is | | | | music for wedding videos can destroy a wedding |
| one of the reserved rights of the copyright owners. | | | | video, ceremony or reception for the couple and family, |
| Wedding professionals and videographers have a tall | | | | and the memories can be lost forever. However, |
| order to fill. Not only are they responsible for filming the | | | | comprehensive and rich pieces of royalty free |
| ceremony, reception and all other aspects of the | | | | wedding music do exist. |
| wedding day, but also they are responsible either for | | | | Wedding videographers will find selections of royalty |
| choosing music that compliments the spirit of the day, | | | | free music and wedding video music that can be |
| the couple's personalities and the high quality of the | | | | seamlessly integrated as background music and |
| video through an appropriate and rich soundtrack of | | | | production music, and represents every musical genre, |
| background music and production music. Weddings | | | | from traditional styles such as classical to more |
| today vary much more than they used to; more | | | | progressive and contemporary styles like light rock, |
| couples are seeking wedding music and wedding video | | | | jazz and even Hip Hop, techno and dance music. The |
| music that strays from the traditional and ranges from | | | | royalty free wedding music and music for wedding |
| contemporary to cutting edge and progressive. | | | | videos in this large library will express the unique |
| Regardless of the couple's preferences, wedding | | | | personalities of every couple and preserve the |
| professionals must either choose fully representative | | | | memory of their special day for years to come. And |
| wedding video music themselves from the huge | | | | because all tracks are royalty free music, clients will |
| amount available, or buy the rights to the music the | | | | pay a one-time very low fee for unlimited use of the |
| couple asks for from a music provider. Unfortunately, | | | | wedding music, allowing them to increase their library |
| the cost of paying royalties to large companies in | | | | regularly and offer a larger selection to their clients. |