The TV series "Flowers" depicts the story of old Shanghai, which is very popular, and also allows the audience to once again appreciate the classic songs of the last century.
This TV series has a total of 30 episodes and a soundtrack of 57 songs, which shows the dedication of the production team.
It should be known that today's ** is protected by copyright, and it is even more necessary to obtain copyright permission to use it for commercial purposes of TV dramas.
Therefore, you need to pay a lot of money just to buy the rights to a song, but you can't avoid a lot of trouble.
On the 29th, singer Zhao Chuan revealed on Weibo that the crew of "Flowers" used his song "I Am a Little Bird", but did not contact him to obtain the recording rights.
** contacted Zhao Chuanfang, but Zhao Chuanfang's staff said: "We do not accept interviews and do not respond." ”
Zedong Pictures, as the producer of "Flowers", responded on the same day.
Yesterday, we immediately contacted Universal** and communicated and explained with Zhao Chuan and his copyright team to clear up the misunderstanding. Today we plan to present our track record of cooperation to further strengthen communication.
* Copyright issues are indeed quite complex and can easily be misunderstood for non-specialists. Sometimes it involves the right to write and music, and sometimes it involves the right to record, which makes it difficult for lay netizens to understand the inside story.
As a singer, Huang An deliberately explained the infringement of "Flowers" on Weibo. It is worth mentioning that Huang An and Zhao Chuan are both singers in Taiwan, and this TV series "Flowers" also uses Huang An's "New Mandarin Duck Butterfly Dream".
Huang An's "New Mandarin Duck Butterfly Dream" is funded and produced by Shanghua Records, so Shanghua Records has the right to record and produce, and the copyright of the lyrics and songs belongs to Huang An.
In the play "Flowers", Zheng Kai sang the lyrics and songs of "New Mandarin Duck Butterfly Dream", so the crew only needs to pay the copyright fee for Huang An's lyrics.
Huang An analyzed that Zhao Chuan claimed to own the recording copyright of "I Am a Little Bird", which means that the song is likely to be invested and produced by Zhao Chuan, and the record company Rolling Stone Records is only responsible for distribution. So what is the situation on Zhao Chuan's side?
The version of "I Am a Little Bird" used in the play "Flowers" is sung by Zhao Chuan, so it must be authorized by Zhao Chuan.
The negligence of "Flowers" does exist, but some netizens also began to question why Zhao Chuan had to make such a big fuss.
This netizen feels that since Zhao Chuanfang found out that "Flowers" was infringing, his agency should immediately contact the producer of "Flowers", instead of making the matter public by posting on Weibo, which will only expand the matter. The producer apologized after seeing Weibo, which is really like forcing netizens to try the case, right?
What this netizen said is very much, why bother to move it online for other netizens to judge?
Some netizens bluntly said: "Refusing to interview and respond is actually trying to hype, right?" If you want to defend your rights, the correct way is to file a lawsuit directly with the court, instead of running to the Internet and expecting netizens to support you. ”
Some netizens even commented: "Since you can promote your songs for free, you should be happy." ”
Huang An said bluntly after seeing such a comment: "Why are you stealing fun after the fire? There is no need to be so humble. ”
Duanshui netizens stood up and said: "The first time I heard the word recording rights, I thought that the copyright of the song included everything, but this was just a misunderstanding, and I believe that the crew of "Flowers" is not short of this money. "At this time.
The entire series of Blossoms contains more than fifty classic hits from the 90s. Just as Jacky Cheung's song "Stealing Hearts" was used in "Flowers", at a concert, Jacky Cheung specially sang "Stealing Hearts" and thanked "Flowers" for letting the audience listen to this song again.
If the other songs were copyrighted, then obviously there would be no deliberate refusal to grant the copyright to "I Am a Little Bird", after all, there is no holiday between them.
Perhaps it is because a series of complex rights issues such as song copyright, sound recording rights, and lyrics rights are confusing, which will inevitably lead to some mistakes. As long as both parties can negotiate adequately, the final result should be satisfactory to both parties.
Through this incident, the topic of "copyright" has been re-ignited, and it can also be seen as a popular science for people who do not know the situation.
The law on song copyright is actually very old, and with the rapid development of the Internet, the Copyright Law is constantly being revised and improved. Nowadays, people are becoming more and more aware of copyright.
Songs in variety shows or film and television dramas usually require the producer to buy the copyright, otherwise the copyright owner of the song can sue them at any time.
Some people may be confused, why is copyright so strict? Doesn't this mean that our usual behavior of humming a few words of a song at will also constitutes infringement?
You can rest assured that as long as you use someone else's song for commercial purposes without the authorization of another person, it will constitute infringement. Humming a song by yourself is certainly not an infringement.
Many people used to enjoy cover songs, and many influencers also became popular because of their covers. However, covers also need to be copyrighted, especially if they are uploaded online to gain traffic.
Therefore, a few years ago, we could observe that many songs were not popular in their original songs, but their covers were extremely popular, but in recent years such cases have become less and less common.
The increasing awareness of copyright has led to the risk of being sued by the original singer if the cover song suddenly becomes popular but has no copyright.
Nowadays, many Internet celebrities perform singing in the live broadcast room. However, if they choose to sing a song for which they do not own the copyright, it is an infringement. The key to the characterization of such infringement depends on whether the original singer is willing to file a lawsuit.
It's also a reminder that you need to be more cautious when singing songs on the internet in the future.
Some people may question whether it is too harsh to just sing. But in fact, intellectual property issues have always been like this. Songs are the brainchild of the authors, and they deserve ownership of the songs.
Some singers even need to buy the rights to sing songs at their own concerts.
Making a song is not an easy task, and it requires a lot of work, including composing, arranging, and singing.
Some singers are only responsible for singing, while composing, lyricing, and arranging are all done by others. In this case, the singer can't change the song at will.
Some of the singer's own songs are produced and distributed by the agency, and if you want to sing these songs again after the contract is terminated, you must buy the copyright.
Therefore, it can be said that the issue of copyright is indeed tricky. It is reasonable for Zhao Chuan to defend his rights this time, as long as the two sides can finally resolve it peacefully, it will not be a big problem.