I Didn't Know Where To Post This But, Business Proposition

[BasharOfTheAges]

There is also the option of holding a contest with a cash (or non-cash) prize for the winner through use of the music you suggest. I think that will sidestep certain illegalities associated with paying someone to make an AMV...

[Zarxrax]

Match one of the effect-editors up with an anime-style artist and you should be fine. People sell commissioned fanart all the time at conventions and in Japan (read: doujinshi), so it shouldn't be a problem.

Actually, fanart and doujinshi and such is illegal as well. Most rights holders of the anime aren't such bastards that they would go after this sort of thing though--most of them are cool with it. SOME companies might not hesitate to go after you though. I can recall reading stories about Disney suing nurseries for having pictures of mickey mouse painted on the wall.

[bum]

Like everyone's allready said, paying someone to do an amv is something you should just forget about. It's illegal, imoral and just plain selfish on the editors part to accept money. However ya should post some of your tracks, their are people who might take a certian liking to one.

[Moonlight Soldier]

-1 Spelling/grammar mistakes [abound] in your post. As a professional you should know how to spell.

-1 the use of lol

-1 Not naming your music producing company for verification

-1 Not naming yourself for credibility

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So far you're - 4 in the whole.

To be taken seriously please start climbing out.

[Moonlight Soldier]

....foolish homonyms and lack of edit button.

[Otohiko]

- 1 for screwed up homonyms

+ 2 for the timely use of

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[Jebadia]

I can recall reading stories about Disney suing nurseries for having pictures of mickey mouse painted on the wall.

Am I the only one who found that funny?

[Otohiko]

I can recall reading stories about Disney suing nurseries for having pictures of mickey mouse painted on the wall.

Am I the only one who found that funny?

Yes, but I believe a likeness of Mickey Mouse was found in an 16th Austrian Church since then, so....

[jbone]

-1 Spelling/grammar mistakes [abound] in your post. As a professional you should know how to spell.

-1 the use of lol

-1 Not naming your music producing company for verification

-1 Not naming yourself for credibility

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So far you're - 4 in the whole.

To be taken seriously please start climbing out.

As the resident grammar nazi, it's quite obvious to me that the English language merely is not his strong point, and he did not at all look foolish via his textual form of expression.

[Arigatomina]

Actually, fanart and doujinshi and such is illegal as well.

Not in Japan, and not if they're made in Japan and sold in the United States at conventions and in manga stores. They aren't like bootlegs or amvs, it's entirely intellectual copyright, based on the original character designs rather than the licensed (or unlicensed) anime shows. Most doujinshi are legal up to a point - they can't charge more than it takes to cover their expenses, and they're limited on the number of copies they can make of a single book. There are some groups, like Clamp, that won't allow doujinshi, but most do, and the US license holders can't say a word about those 'fanbooks' that were made before they purchased their licenses, let alone the doujinshi for anime that have not been (and probably won't be) licensed in the US. As for fanart made inside the US, if it's not an exact copy of the original design, it's considered a parody, a derivative based on, but not reproducing. This is very common in written work, my favorite example being "Wind Done Gone" - the black version of 'Gone with the Wind'. The writer didn't appreciate the 'parody', but the courts ruled against her since none of the original material was reproduced. It was just taken, flipped onto its head, and thrown back at her. Great thing about art and writing (as opposed to amvs that reproduce physical property off encrypted dvds) - with intellectual property it's easier to win on a 'parody' claim, especially if credit is given to the source to get rid of plagiarism accusations.

Disney is a US company. If they want to sue people for stealing their stolen copy of Kimba, that's up to them. I haven't seen any doujinshi for the kiddie anime films Disney buys up, so they're not the best example. They dropped their suit, anyway, after all the bad press. They've been pretty reasonable since then.