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Expert: Alessandro Machi - 11/8/2007


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I am searching for Tchaikovsky's "Waltz From Serenade for Strings" and J.S. Bach's "Cantata No. 161: Komm, Du Suesse Todestunde" for a short film.

I am prepared to pay for royalty free music, but would rather find something in the public domain. Any ideas how I can get these compositions?

Answer
Hi Jim.  Besides trying Google, and http://www.pdinfo.com/list.htm lets let anyone else who reads this topic question help come up with a great follow up answer.

As is stated at http://www.pdinfo.com/list.htm I also believe that the United States has done a poor job of requiring all those who own music rights to make the licensing information available in an easy fashion for others who may want to obtain rights.  One must obtain both the publishing rights and the performance rights and perhaps other releases as well, and then pay a fee to at least two different entities.  Oh, and neither will accept less than the other.

I wish somebody would file a lawsuit that any song that does not have an "easy to find" licensing process automatically becomes public domain.  That would put a well deserved charge into the music industry and their higher than thou approach to their music libraries that many might simply want to legally access but don't have the time to go on mind numbing searches as they try to do the right and legal thing.

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Alessandro Machi

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25 years of Film & Video Production & Editing Experience including low budget film and video production & quality control. I enjoy filming in Super-8 and also with broadcast quality video cameras.

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Founded Action! Film and Video Production Club while in College.

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Education/Credentials
Four Year College Program majoring in RTVB studies emphasis on film, was one or two classes short of graduation.

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Regional Emmy Winner, 8 Time Vision Award Winner, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Internship Winner, numerous Film Festival Winner for several different Super-8 Films,

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Sony Pictures, Prudential Jon Douglas, In Defense of Animals, Humane Society of the United States, Ivy Gullickson, check out http://www.alexlogic.com to learn more.

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