Using part of an old tune "Chicken Fat" in an online course

[Type2Diabetes]

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I'm developing an online course geared to help people with Type 2 Diabetes better manage their disease. Three main elements make up the management of T2D: diet, exercise, and medication. Somewhere in the module dealing with exercise I'd like to insert a short recording (< 30 seconds) of the song, "Chicken Fat". It was part of the President's Council on Physical Fitness in the 1960s and its upbeat tempo would add some spice to an otherwise avoided topic. The comprehensive course will be marketed on the Internet. Any comments or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thank you.

 

[Zigner]

You should get permission from the rights holder.

 

[zddoodah]

Any comments or suggestions are greatly appreciated.

That's more than a little vague, and I'm not sure what you want to know. What's your question/concern?

 

[adjusterjack]

Any comments or suggestions are greatly appreciated.

The song was originally written and distributed free as a public service.

That you want to use part of it also as a public service may make it easier to obtain consent.

The song was published by Capitol Records.

That's where you start in your quest for consent.

Capitol Records - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[adjusterjack]

That's more than a little vague

No it isn't. LOL.

See my response.

 

[army judge]

 

[zddoodah]

No it isn't.

Yeah...it is. I could make lots of assumptions and provide lots of information about copyright law and record company mergers, but I'm not going to the trouble without a clear indication of what the OP is looking for.

See my response.

Your response provides some information that may or may not be useful, but it doesn't come close to covering all of the potential issues here (either legal or factual).