Assigment 2: Task 3 Analyse the artist

This post is about the artist who's song I will be using to be in my music video. They first came and appeared around 2012 when they went on "Britain's got talent" but this caused controversy because they where ask to go on it by the Producers. There first song to hit the chart was "What a night" but it didn't get to number 1 not even the top 10 of the UK but it still did make it into the charts. The group was contracted to Syco when they first came out 2 years ago but now there contract has been dropped by the company and they are now unsigned at the moment but still doing following the musical careers.

Performers style
The Loveable rogues are a good group that follow the style of being good looking and dressing good most of them time. How they dress is how most of there generation dresses and likes too, they wear the casual stuff of chinos, high top nikes and jackets/jumpers. Also with there hair being combover all the time. The group style gives of the feel of a young vibrant people that most people of there and younger generations enjoy. In our music video we have to look the same and give off the same feel.

Performers image
Loveable rogues have an good image which most people like and enjoy. Like there style it is vibrant and is enjoyable. Also all there songs they seem to be enjoying stuff, laughing and smiling. There image just seems like they are enjoying life. This makes them popular with the younger generations and the same generation as them.

Song style

Loveable rogues song style is a up beat style and is generally fast paced. With the beat they play instruments like the ukulele and a normal autistic guitar. There song style isn't the most unique in the music world but it is still very popular with people.

Assignment 2: Task 2 Choosing the track/Gaining permission

For this task we where looking for the track that we will use for my music video, what we searched for is a reasonably un-know dong and un-know artist, this is because this would be easier to get hold of and get permission to use it.

With looking for and artist and there song we had a few restrictions for certain reasons for example we weren't allowed to use rappers because there music and songs are quite difficult to lip-syncing to and it would make our music video look not that good. Another restriction was getting a song without swearing because we wouldn't want to seem rude and offensive lip-syncing it.

The artist we have chosen is "Lovable rogues" which is a group which has been on the charts before but they are still quite unknown. How we found the artist is that cause we knew about them from Britains got talent and from one of there songs being on the chart, the group was signed before but know they have been unsigned and are quite unknown.

The song we chose was "Honest" which features Ms D. The song that isn't well known and hasn't been on the television or the radio very much making it a good choice to do a music video for it. Also the song hasn't got a music video so we know our idea will be completely original.


How we got permission is that we went found there email address and emailed the group. This is proof that I have got permission from the artist.

The reason we chose this song is because it is a good song and has a good beat also it changes beat so that means we can show off our skills editing. This is a generally happy song and we can show that it all in the music video.

Assignment 2: Task 1 - Understanding copyright

This task is about talking about copyright rules and how it protects peoples work.

What copyright is used for is that it there to protect peoples work from other people who would steal it and call it there own work and claim all the money to them self and not to original owner and creator. This is why there is loads of laws to protect creators and there intellectual work property. Sometimes if you don't ask to use someone else's work they could sue you and you could be punished by losing money or going to jail.

Ways you could get in trouble is that you could re-post there music on websites like Youtube or Vimeo. And not giving them credit so that could afford you to get in trouble with the artist about there property that you posted, Another way you could get in trouble is that you could re-use the material in a different way for example you could steal someones chorus from there song and claim it as your own, this is making your own own version with there content which you don't have permission to use. 

Ways you could avoid getting in trouble about copyright you give credit to the original creator of the work and say that every piece of it is there and not yours, Another way is to seek permission from the original creator of the work by either messaging on social networks like facebook or twitter, another way is calling on there phone or emailing them.

The concept of copyright came from the UK and was created in 1709 with Statue of Anne. The current UK copyright law of the is to be found in the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (the 1988 Act), as amended. This came into force on 1 August 1989, for the most part, save for some minor provisions that were brought into force in 1990 and 1991.
The types of work eligible for copyright protection include a literary, dramatic, artistic or musical work, the typographical arrangement of a published edition, a sound recording, a film, or a broadcast.

Various amendments have been made to the original statute, mostly originating from European Union directives.

Cinema films made before 1 June 1957, the date on which the Copyright Act 1956 came into force, are not protected as film. They are either protected as a dramatic work under the Copyright Act 1911 (the 1911 Act) or as a series of photographs.

Wireless broadcasts prior to 1 June 1957 are not protected at all. The 1911 Act made no provision for them, as broadcasting had not as yet been invented when the Act was passed. Broadcasts by cable prior to 1 January 1985 are not protected at all either. Both the Acts of 1911 and 1956 made no provision for broadcasts by cable, as they had not been defined and protected as either "works" or "broadcasts" of either Acts.

Vanilla Ice became a household word for a while, not because of his talent, but because of the copyright infringement that occured in 1990 when it came to light that he had sampled Queen and David Bowie’s “Under Pressure” without consent or license. Ice Ice Baby hit number one on the charts in the United States and Vanilla Ice became the one ‘under pressure’. Vanilla Ice altered the rhythm of the baseline thinking he would thereby avoid any question of credit, royalties, license or even permission. This case never went to court as it was clear that Vanilla Ice had stolen the sample without permission. He settled out of court with Queen and David Bowie for an undisclosed but very likely very high amount. Ice Ice Baby has been released in many different versions, since then, with all of the legal procedures followed.

Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 defines the penalties of breaking copyright laws. The maximum penalty on conviction on indictment is ten years imprisonment. 6 months imprisonment is the maximum penalty on conviction and or a fine of £5,000. But if the piece of work which was copyrighted made lots of money it could led to more money being paid.