Using Halo 3 gameplay audio for research

Akhila Kale · Jan 16, 2022

Hi there,

I am a university student interested in doing my Psychology dissertation on the effects of audio and music on long term behaviour. I found a webpage on the xbox.com website (link: https://www.xbox.com/en-GB/developers/rules) stating that specifically for Halo 3, I would not need to ask anyone for permissions to use any of the audio effects or theme to use in my research. The paragraph in question on the webpage is pasted below:

"If you want to use the soundtracks or audio effects from the original game, we often licence those from or to third parties and don't always have the rights to pass them on to you. If we do, we'll let you know. For example, we might mention on the community website for a particular game whether you have these rights, so you'd do well to check. If we don't let you know, you need permission from a third party, especially for games with licensed music. But we'll confirm right here that the music from Halo 3 is available for your use in non-profit ventures thanks to an arrangement with O'Donnell/Salvatori, Inc., composers of this iconic theme."

This webpage was last updated in January 2015. Could anyone from Microsoft please confirm that this is still valid? I am looking to use audio from live gameplay from Halo 3 in the research so would be very grateful if an official from Microsoft could inform me of the copyright holders I might need to ask for permission to use this material. I am not intending to edit the audio at all if this helps.

The website also says that anyone planning on redistributing any game content should place the disclaimer below in view of anyone viewing the redistributed content:

"[Name of the Microsoft Game] © Microsoft Corporation. [The title of your Item] was created under Microsoft's "Game Content Usage Rules" using assets from [Name of the Microsoft Game], and it is not endorsed by or affiliated with Microsoft. "

I am happy to include this disclaimer in my research. Please could someone let me know if this is enough to adhere to the intellectual property laws regarding using audio excerpts from Halo 3 gameplay? Or do I need to reach out to other copyright holders and ask them specifically?

Thank you in advance for any help you can provide!

:)

Jesse E'

Hello, My name is Jesse. I'm an Independent Advisor and a member of the Microsoft community and I'd love to assist you today.

I believe the paragraph you quoted is still valid as it would have been redacted if it wasn't. For all other inquiries you'll need to reach out to the Copyright holders for assistance.

IntenseJames

I find Halo less fun now since theres like no more game chat the gameplay is great don't get me wrong I just miss the Halo 2 and Halo 3 days game chat plus the amazing gameplay use to be fun.

The1337gamer

It's just my opinion, i rarely make use of armor abilities when playing Reach, probably because i try to play it the same way i play Halo 3.

I prefer the way Halo 3 plays, so i would like Halo 4 to be more like the core Halo 3 gameplay.

voteDC

If gameplay is all that counts then why bother playing Halo Anniversary, Halo 3, ODST, Reach, and Halo 4.

A Natural Smell

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I use the Xbox 360 Headphones for Audio.

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I Use x11's

Using Halo 3 gameplay audio for research