This is another short post for my Visual Anthropology class. In the course of making your video/audio ethnographies, you'll may want to use some music in the background. There's some debate about whether this would be appropriate in documentary film (especially unmotivated or non-diagetic music), but there is a bigger problem using commercial music as it is copyrighted and you will find problems legally using it (especially if your work will ever be broadcast publicly).
One solution is to use CreativeCommons licensed music. Here are some sources:
- http://www.podsafeaudio.com/
- http://music.podshow.com/
- http://magnatune.com/
- Dave's Imaginary Sound Space: Podsafe music resources
Check the variation of the CreativeCommons licensed attached to the music. By definition, the CC license allows for free re-use in free media (check the strings, though) -- but you will need to negotiate if you ever sell your product commercially.
