Using a iTunes pruchased song in a movie?

[karavite]

I searched on this and couldn't find a clear answer. I was wondering if I could use a iTunes purchased song in a home (not for sale) movie edited in FCP. I tried importing a song I purchased into FCP and I get no audio. I'm assuming Apple's protection and terms of reuse dictate I can't do this, but just want to check. If that's the case, no big deal - I can just buy the CD from a store!

[quiksan]

as long as it's only for personal use (ie, not for profit), I believe that's ok.

here's how you get the purchased music into FCP:
(MODS - feel free to edit this out, as I don't know if it's against the rules to post this method...though I think I've seen it on the forums before)

burn your music to a cd,
then import it from the cd. You'll wanted it resampled at 48000khz stereo anyway, so this is a good time to import it at that sample rate, in AIFF format. This way, you don't have to rely on FCP to do any extra (unnecessary) heavy lifting to convert the audio on the fly. will sound much better this way, when you watch the finished product.

[brianleahy]

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[chevy]

Please remove the mention of rip software.

I agree that as far as it is for personal use (no commercial use, no diffusion) it should be ok.

[bobw]

WireTap is legitimate recording software. How you use it may be subject.

[Natobasso]

Once you have the song in iTunes you can simply use it; you don't need to burn a cd, etc. It should appear in iMovie when you go to "Audio"; a pull down list appears with your songs there. (I just did it last night with one of my own original tunes.)

[Natobasso]

I think I should clarify by saying that, legally, using a copywritten song is prohibited unless compensation is provided to the label/artist. That's why I use my own music.

[karavite]

Once you have the song in iTunes you can simply use it; you don't need to burn a cd, etc. It should appear in iMovie when you go to "Audio"; a pull down list appears with your songs there. (I just did it last night with one of my own original tunes.)

Okay, purchased music will play in iMovie as you described, but not if imported to FCP (which really just points to the file in your music folder). For FCP, the old burn a CD trick works. Honestly, I didn't want to raise a stink, I was just curious! I guess it is an issue of file formats with FCP? I didn't think to try iMovie since I don't use it for editing my video, but I guess it is nice to know that Apple seemingly by design lets people use music they purchased in non-commercial legitimate fair use ways like this.

http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html