Adding MP3 music to a mod?

[Gaaaary]

Hi there, just wanted to be sure that adding mp3 file music to a mod is not generally forbidden.

 

I am aware of copyright issues and generally speaking about all music you might have on your iPod or whatever is Copyrighted and thus can NOT be used in mods.

 

 

However after some research i found several sources of Public Domain music that CAN be used even commercially. So after my research i have identified some sources of Public Domain music as reliable and trusted providers.

 

The first is wikimedia/wikiCommons - the "file" part of wikipedia.

 

For example some Public Domain music is available from there:

 

 

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Battle_Hymn_of_the_Republic,_Frank_C._Stanley,_Elise_Stevenson.ogg

 

 

 

 

Another credible source is archive.org - the Internet Archive project. Generally speaking all works before 1923 are safe to use by US copyright. However, some 78rpm/gramophone recordings without copyright notice or registration also made it to the public domain, one collection i would definitely want use use is this one (Andrews sisters!!!):

 

 

http://www.archive.org/details/Bing-crosby-andrewsSisters-11-20

 

 

Well now my question is - can i include these in my mod to save people the pain of downloading them all themselves? It's a radio station mod so i would spare the many "Doh theres no songs playing" comments by all the people who dont read the readme. I really wanna ask nicely before doing so to avoid having some staff member be like "OMG mp3 files in mod - COPYRIGHT BREACH MEANS BAN!".

 

 

Just trust me that i respect copyright deeply and would only include mp3 from the previously quoted sites and include a proof of source for every single file.

[buddah]

If they are in the public domain, then just post the links to the downloads in your description....this is just for implied consent of the copyright holders. You may then include them in your mod as you have shown that they are in the public domain.

 

Hope this answers your question.

 

Buddah