Music Loops Copyright

Does anyone happen to know where I can find the license info for the Apple Music Loops that are found in iMovie '08? I'm curious if it is allowable to use these loops as background in videos for promotional purposes.
Thanks,
Ashton

Who owns the Library disk?
Technically, you are not allowed to make a "derivative work" without permission from the original artist/publishing house. This applies to paid and non-paid work, to my knowledge (it's been a little while since Mass Media Law, but I didn't fall asleep in class <smile>).
However, and I could be totally wrong about this, it is my understanding that if you take someone else's property and use it for them and are paid merely for the service you provide, then it's legal. ...Or so I've heard.
So, let's say that "Joe the Party Thrower" own's this song. He gives you a copy of the song to use in the montage for his party. He is paying to put this thing together. That is, to my understanding, legal. I think it gets around the "derivative work" bit because he already owns the work. He can do with it as he pleases.
That's my 2 cents. But then again, I'm an editor, not a lawyer, so my two cents wouldn't save you that much in a court of law <smile>.
~Luke

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