The record company is in the US and I’m American. One more VERY important fact: (I realize this kind of blows my whole question out of the water in the “Taiwan” context but I’m hoping you can still anwer it in both contexts) The song won’t be sold in Taiwan.

It could have even been me that recorded it. So in theory, it would be difficult to prove where exactly the sound recording came from. There were other news channels recording the same thing. Regarding the first question, since the person was recorded on the street, any number of people could have recorded it. (Yes, there’s some assumptions there…so just assume I recorded them myself) Just like how the news channel can use that clip on TV, I could use the voice for my purposes. Regarding the second question, I would think “no” because the person was in a public area when it was recorded, so it’s fair game. Could I get into trouble from that person for using their voice in this particular case? The person’s voice that I’m using from the broadcast is relatively famous. So I’m wondering if this material is protected by a copyright in Taiwan? If I use it in a song (and it’s sold in Taiwan) will that be copyright infringement here in Taiwan? Basically, will/can I get in trouble? They were on the street following someone trying to get a comment.

The video was a broadcast from one of the local Taiwan news channels. Actually a particular soundclip from the video. I found a video on Taiwan Youtube that I wanted to use in a song.

Knight rider theme song sampled