[fxdesigner]

Hi -

In reading your post in this forum, I visited your referenced web site shop.stitchesinbloom.com and while not trying to be a jerk, but offering some advice as a commercial (TV, film & radio) multimedia graphics designer, I am sensitive to multimedia deliverables on the internet and copyright law.

Apparently as one visits your site, they are entertained with audio recordings of current and past commercial artists including full music, lyrics and artist vocals.

I would suggest, that unless you can show you are paying licensing fees for the fair use and playback of these recordings, you might want to consider removing them from the site.

Without the licensing (and verified proof of the same) you are in serious violation of both U.S. and International Copyright Laws and someone may step in one day and you will be subject to some heavy fines and possibly worse penalties.

Again, I'm not judging or accusing, I am merely trying to keep you out of legal hot-water.

I do multimedia design for a living and we must have all of our ducks in a row regarding licensing, photos, video and audio content for general use and exposure on the internet.

(I also have to pay substantial fees for the use of these materials) and in some instances, releases are NOT granted and I have to look for alternatives, regardless of what our clients were initially wanting to include on their sites and promotional material.

Even if you are simply acting as a "relay" link to another site (i.e. a radio station, satellite, or another web site) while visiting your pages, you are violating these same copyright laws. On the surface, you are either violating individual artists, recording studios copyright compensation and/or FCC law regarding regulation of Broadcast Distribution by the simple fact you are "BROADCASTING' (delivering) this music no differently than a radio or online radio site.

Again, this is just an effort to make you aware.
IF this is none of my business or you feel you are doing nothing wrong, so be it and accept my apology.

regards,

fxdesigner