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Using North Korean Artists' Music - Copyright Issues
I am interested in using North Korean artists' work (mostly music) for commercial purposes. I cannot contact them so I don't know how to handle copyright issues. Even if there are such problems in ...
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Can I record an arrangement of another composer's music and upload it to YouTube?
I'm writing this orchestral arrangement of two of John Williams' compositions (Imperial March & Kylo Ren's theme). I will use a program to create a synthesized recording and want to upload it to ...
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Getting a portable version of CD music collection
I own hundreds of original music CDs. I purchased them all at major retail stores.
I want to listen to them when I workout. But hundreds of music CDs will not fit in my pocket.
I've looked into "...
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Where can I validate my music compositions?
After somebody creates his/her own new song, where does (s)he need to register/verify to be sure it's not a plagiarism?
I'm curious how these things work–who has the power to say a song is a ...
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Would it be legal to credit an original song to “traditional”?
Suppose I write a song which, as far as I know, is original and not derived from any other work. I record it and credit the composition to “traditional” rather than myself.
Assume I never claim ...
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Creative commons license on sheet music of classical pieces and performing in public
Suppose that there is a piece of classical music (let's say written by Bach in 1726) and there is a recent arrangement (sheet music) of that piece which was made available through Creative Commons ...
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Is making a home music server legal?
I am planning to make a Local-Area-Network personal music server program.
The idea is that the program lets you host your music so you can stream it from any of your devices on your local network (...
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music/rhythm based level map for the game - copyright issue
I want to create a music rhythm game.
To play in this game, user needs two files: the map and mp3 sound file.
Map files will contain special information about song's rhythm structure and doesn't ...
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UK Music Copyright - Kenneth J Alford
I am trying to wrap my head around when exactly music enters the public domain and how to work out whether a song is in the public domain.
I'm particularly interested in marching music. For American ...
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Performing a song with changed lyrics — is it a cover or a remix?
I rewrote most of the lyrics of a song, keeping just a few key phrases from the chorus. Most of the background melodies (piano, guitar) are the same, although there are a few small changes. I plan to ...
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is creating an app/website/software which uses youtube-dl for videos download from YouTube legal?
I'm pretty sure that it won't be legal in some or the work way.
However, I want to clarify my doubt about legal issues again.
I read this article about it - is it legal to download youtube videos?
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Use a Netflix Show Title in a Product [closed]
I'm a music arranger, and I am preparing a series of string quartet pieces. I want to use an "Inspired by the Netflix series 'Bridgerton'" phrase (or some such phrasing) on the packaging and ...
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Is it ok to set up a private music website without royalties? [closed]
Suppose that there is a private band. They occasionally record covers for the fun of it, they don't distribute, sell, or perform live so don't require any permission / royalties for their covers. ...
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Is this excerpt from a classical piece copyrighted?
I am writing a progressive rock song of around 10 minutes in length. For the first two minutes, I play Shostakovich's Fugue in A Major. This piece is not in public domain, so I know I have to make ...
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Mechanical Rights for Beethoven's Piano Sonata
I'd like to use a music based on Beethoven's Piano Sonata in my short movie. I'm planning to ask a violin player to work with the score and use the recorded music for my movie. How can we deal with ...
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