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Can I legally use music from bands in a fangame?
i was wondering if i make a game and in this game i insert music from aerosmith or metallica can i be demanded for using songs of those bands??? and if i put the songs i used and the artists on the credits with the respective music information that could help? ( my game is a just for fun project and i dont intent to gain money from it) sorry for my bad english and thanks =)
While Eric5h5's answer is correct, you do not want to rely on a program$$anonymous$$g site for legal advice - contact a lawyer.
Also a duplicate of: http://answers.unity3d.com/questions/13157/audio-copyright-questions-and-etc. Note that if you're in another country, the copyright laws may be different. You'd have to check a local lawyer.
Yes, you can get in trouble. You probably won't, but technically it's not legal. Putting their names on the credits doesn't really help, and neither does being a "just for fun" project. Fair use laws mean you can use a short excerpt from the song, but not the entire thing. You have to request permission to do that. Some bands will be happy to let you use their songs for free, others bands won't. The right thing to do is ask the rights holder (who isn't necessarily the band).
Another interesting side note. Although drjonvargas could get in trouble, if he posted his game to a web portal, the owners of the web portal would probabbly not get in trouble. They would get a D$$anonymous$$CA notice and be forced to remove drjonvargas's copyright infringing game. The responsibility is in the content creator's (drjonvargas) hands to get the rights.
