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I know this topic has been discussed so much that it has reached the point of irrelevance, but I'd still like to voice my opinion and hear the opinion of others. I myself feel that it is impossible for a video game to be art because its sole purpose, by definition, is to provide enjoyment for the consumer. Games are products created with commercial intent, and anyone suggesting otherwise, especially for mainstream releases by the likes of Bioware or TellTale, are wrong.

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I'm sorry, I can't stop laughing at that. She says out of all of the works of art created in the past 30 years, including painted, sculpted, drawn, filmed, animated, musical, and interactive,
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THIS is the best.

I am in the process of creating my first game, and am almost done writing the story. However, there is a piece of music I know that would fit perfectly with one of the scenes, but I'm worried about using it. I want to insert a 5-10 second clip into the game, and give credit to the musician. Do you think, ethics aside, that this would result in any problems? I already know the most likely outcome, but I wanted other opinions.