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    Market rate for photographers, how much should I give?

    You can create a thread includes your solemnization date, location, email, and ask for portfolios and service details from photographers. Make sure you have chances to look at the complete set of photos of at least a few *recent* weddings they covered. The full set of photos that the...
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    Act Enforcement SIN for Videpgraphers and Photographers and newly wed

    Hi Yunzie & Michelle, Sorry for late response as it's a peak wedding season now! @michelle, no, you or the VG has to apply both licenses from RIPS and COMPASS in any cases if you embedded any copyrighted songs into your video. Not all VG has license and not all VG understands...
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    Act Enforcement SIN for Videpgraphers and Photographers and newly wed

    Hi P You have to apply BOTH licenses below: 1) The $90 is RIPS license only (which represent the recording company who records the song). 2) COMPASS license at S$50 + 7%GST (which represent the song composers) For COMPASS license: No restriction on no. of vid or songs playable...
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    Act Enforcement SIN for Videpgraphers and Photographers and newly wed

    Forgot to update you guys, Both the RIPS & COMPASS license are required to play montage/videos in your wedding if it's with copyrighted songs embedded. Workaround: Provide 1 disk - video without song Provide 1 disk with original song Pass to the hotel and ask their audio guy to sync...
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    COMPASS license for photo montage?

    Hi Michelle, Regardless of the person is wedding couple or professionals, so long the montage is done on a copyrighted song, you have to get license from RIPS , COMPASS and MPS. Some PG/VG companies have applied annual license. In that case the wedding couple does not need to apply...
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    Songs copyright and broadcast license

    No problem 'yeah_yeah' Mei
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    Act Enforcement SIN for Videpgraphers and Photographers and newly wed

    Yes, RIPS finally rolled out their new website & the ad-hoc license for wedding couple as mentioned last two weeks in the call. So people, please check out RIPS website under wedding for the license info: http://www.rips.com.sg/wedding/ Cheers! Application Form (for wedding couple)...
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    Songs copyright and broadcast license

    Good news! At least this is more reasonable... Thanks John! Will call RIPS, MPS and COMPASS again to check out the final pricing...
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    Any infringement of rights with DIY montage?

    Yes, Smilem I've verified it last week with RIPS and shared the info here: http://www.singaporebrides.com/cgi-bin/forumboard/show.cgi?7/1389608 Free Royalty-free Songs: http://www.singaporebrides.com/cgi-bin/forumboard/show.cgi?7/1389608 Support Creative Commons License
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    Act Enforcement SIN for Videpgraphers and Photographers and newly wed

    MPS - representing the Publisher ================================================ MPS the worst. No contact number from their website. Ended up I got it from RIPS person. When I called in and asked if this is MPS line, the lady: MPS? No... Me: I got the contact from RIPS regarding music...
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    Act Enforcement SIN for Videpgraphers and Photographers and newly wed

    Yes, both three are not really professional when answering the questions. Like Compass, when I asked, can you verify if the song is under your protection? The person actually, literally said: Do you know there are millions of songs out there? We can't really tell you which song that is...
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    Act Enforcement SIN for Videpgraphers and Photographers and newly wed

    RIPS - Represent recording labels ================================================ Permit required: Reproduction / Embedding the musics in montage/video Permit Charge: SGD2000 / year / license Q: Who should apply this license? Is the pricing same for individual or company? RIPS: The...
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    Act Enforcement SIN for Videpgraphers and Photographers and newly wed

    Verified with COMPASS over phone call. COMPASS - Represent the song composers/writers ================================================ Permit required: Playing the videos (regardless of who is the producer) in public premise (wedding reception) with embedded copyrighted song Permit...
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    Act Enforcement SIN for Videpgraphers and Photographers and newly wed

    Hi As_Fate_Says, To be safe, I'm verifying this with COMPASS, RIPS, and MPS.. Still waiting for their Email reply. Sign, they're really not responsive. Probably will call them up. Will surely update everyone Those singers I've contacted are actually indie singers /labels. They gave me an...
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    Act Enforcement SIN for Videpgraphers and Photographers and newly wed

    BTW, most of the case, you can get the singer's person-in-charge contact via their website.
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    Act Enforcement SIN for Videpgraphers and Photographers and newly wed

    I don't support this license too, although I'm a freelance videographer. I'm contacting a few singers' management, and so far 2 has replied - One is Zee Avi, the email reply I shared at this COMPASS thread http://www.singaporebrides.com/cgi-bin/forumboard/show.cgi?7/1320591 Another is The...
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    COMPASS license for photo montage?

    I contacted Zee Avi's Management. They allow the couple to use Zee Avi song as long as it's non-profit. Here's the email: We are the website managers for Zee Avi. If you are using her song for a video that is not being sold or otherwise used to receive payment, you have full permission to...
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    COMPASS license for photo montage?

    Extracted from http://jeremiahjacobs.blogspot.com/2007/09/wedding-videography-and-copyright-law.html Q: As a wedding video producer, do I have any exposure to potential copyright claims? A: It depends on your business model. Generally speaking, weddings are private events; they are not...
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    Phuket/Krabi/Bali/Bintan Photography

    If you take budget airlines, Air Asia is having promo now~ SG-Bali Return Flight at SGD115nett (air fare SGD79nett + booking fee SGD10 + 2-ways luggage 20kg SGD26): Just to share this info! Great deal~ Though last time I got mine return ticket @ SGD50nett =)
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    Phuket/Krabi/Bali/Bintan Photography

    ;) Dropped you all a mail! Nights~

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