I won't use copyrighted music to sync to my videos due to it being illegal. My competition will and does. I had one lady want a music highlight video. When I explained to her that she would need to secure the rights she stated that she had a copy of the song that I could use. When I explained further, she said it was okay because she used to own the cd but can't find it so a friend made her a copy so it should be okay. I attempted to explain again and she finally understood I think... atleast she understood enough that I wasn't going to use it. She called me back later that afternoon and explained that one of my competitors would do it and they understood what she was saying about why it was okay for her to use it seeing how she used to own it and now only has a copy.

I had another lady who also turned me down due to me not using copyrighted music without a sync license. It was not as dramatic as the above, but that is some money that I will no longer have.

How do you guys who do this legitimately survive? It seems like I am losing more and more wedding business due to others not playing by the rules. I am brancing out and doing other events now besides weddings to make up for some of the lost income.

j razz