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Cover Confusion

chriskmusic	Date: October 9, 2003 @ 3:05 PM I'm not ignorant on the issue of what constitutes a cover, but I am confused about something I just read in the help files ... it says you all have a license agreement with both BMI and ASCAP that allows for covers ... however, don't I also need to procure a mechanical license myself before uploading a song written by a published artist other than myself? And what if the song in question is written by an "indie" writer, and not someone who's published via BMI / ASCAP? I'm always on the prowl for new music to perform that others beside myself have written.
sinai	Date: October 9, 2003 @ 4:56 PM juss do what everyone else does, upload it anyway and see if anyone notices... if you get sued, screw it, you can't buy publicity like that
chriskmusic	Date: October 9, 2003 @ 8:10 PM I'm not that brave, or that rich ... ... but would like to know what the real deal is.
fu-dog	Date: October 9, 2003 @ 9:14 PM You should send a note to leflaw. He'll explain whatever legal matters on which you're not clear.
Jennae	Date: October 9, 2003 @ 9:43 PM fu dog good on the lookin out
Jazzmary2U	Date: October 10, 2003 @ 12:51 PM crisk.. I was wondering that as well. You see, when I sold my self-produced CD, I checked with Harry Fox to clear the mechanicals.. but what about dmusic and web-streaming/downloading? What are the rules for uploading the material.. Yeah, I know it says that you have to get permission from the copyright owner.. but so far, I am finding that that ain't so easy. I wanna do the right thing by this site, and I have some killer adaptations of "cover" tunes, or tunes written by others. Before I upload, though, I want to know exactly what I am responsible to get website clearance on these items.

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