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Youtube and copyright on music composition
I posted a video to YouTube featuring a violin performance by my son. It was an original performance, recorded by me and using equipment owned by me. Later I found that ads were appearing on the video ...
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How do I license the use of a song for my video game?
I am having a bit of a dilemma when it comes to the music of my video game, my struggle relies on what do I have to do to get the "rights" of a certain song. What is the process should I follow.
I ...
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What rights does a songwriter have when a song is made out as a youtube video by another artist?
I have given permission for another artist to record a song that I have written and that song will also have a video which will most likely go on youtube.
What are a songwriter's rights in terms of ...
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Song titles and copyrights
As the copyright owner of a song, can another artist decide to change its title? Or should that be open to change by a performer who wants to perform the song?
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Sharing music PDF I purchased
Let's say I purchased a piece of sheet music in PDF form from the author's website. I can't find anything on their website about licensing restrictions for downloads. Let's say I want to share the ...
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Will using a cover of a song in a film free me from legal obligations?
I want to use the song "Whole Lotta Love" in my upcoming film. Obviously the song is copyrighted by led Zeppelin. So I'm planning to get a few musicians and cover the song and then use it as a ...
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What prevents me from making a derivative of a work never fixed in a tangible medium?
Suppose I'm a singer-songwriter in the United States, and at one of my concerts, I perform a previously unreleased (and in fact never-before-recorded) song. I play this song from memory and by ear; I ...
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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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How to remove YouTube video that infringes my IP?
If someone made a video of my song and uploaded it to YouTube: Is that legal? If not, how can I block the video?
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How are royalties handled for modern orchestral music?
I'm curious how royalties are handled for orchestral compositions (e.g. symphonies, concerti, quartets, etc.) in modern times (20th Century and later).
For example, Dmitri Shostakovich's compositions ...
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Is all ORIGINAL VERSION classical sheet music in the public domain?
I know that copyright of any musical composition expires 70 years after a composer's death.
Does this apply to written forms of such music, like sheet music?
I find many pieces of classical sheet ...
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Copyright infringement of 10 second music clip
I have recently created an animation/parody of famous song and have added about an 8 second clip of the song as the background audio for my animation.
However, I would like to post the animation (...
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How do I find out who to contact for copyright permission for sheet music?
I want to make a website hosting a large collection of sheet music from many different artists to be viewed online, but I have no idea how to go about getting permissions to do this. If I had to take ...
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Publish rewritten sheet music
I used a scorewriter to notate a musical piece. I did so by ear and I do not own the original sheet music. (If it makes any difference: I wasn't able to find the sheet music for sale anywhere online)
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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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Legality of Music Transcription Service
I'm considering creating a music transcription service as a side hobby project. With this service, clients could request that I transcribe a song (or parts of a song) for them in exchange for a fee. I ...
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Write song to the tune of a copyrighted song
my wife is considering writing (and selling) some childrens' books which will contain songs which are to the tune of various copyrighted songs (like the "Let It Go!" song from Disney's Frozen). She ...
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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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Are there legal consequences for giving away my own musical transcriptions of copyrighted works on a website?
I've transcribed a lot of video game music in my lifetime, and am interested in making these sheet music transcriptions freely available for download on a website. I see that a lot of other websites ...
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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 caching copyrighted content illegal in EU?
I found this question and this article on wiki about copyright aspects in EU. However they don't talk about caching (I found only this for US). Imagine the scenario where there's a service/website ...
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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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Could a song that uses different, but phonetically identical lyrics violate copyright?
There is a YouTube video of a song called "Hapi Berth Dey", which the user says is to the tune "Good Morning to You", which is in the public domain.
The video never explicitly mentions "Happy ...
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YouTube - fair / allowed / legal use - is it OK to record music performances?
Quite often I take a GoPro / iPhone and record fragments of a music performance.
Quite often I upload the content to YouTube.
Quite often I receive following message:
The copyright holder, which ...
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Music Royalties
I am currently in the process of creating an online radio. We are almost done and ready to kick off. The radio is based on artists coming to us and sending/uploading their songs for them to be played ...
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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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What can I do to use classical music in an advertisement?
I'm considering using one of the following pieces of music for a commercial (advertisement of my book):
Richard Wagner, Ride of the Valkyries
Carl Orff, Carmina Burana, O Fortuna - Fortune plango ...
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Is license required to sell songs replayed on a virtual instrument?
Would it infringe copyright to replay the Star Wars theme on a virtual accordion app and sell the song as a lesson to play?
If not would it be allowed if its free?
I couldn't find anything on the ...
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Music law: releasing a song I wrote that is performed by others on Spotify
I'm a UK-based singer-songwriter. I've had a demo of a duet I wrote professionally recorded by two session singers in the US, as my voice wasn't what I wanted for this one. Piano track is essentially ...
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Performing music in public
I am a musician. I want to perform music. How do I do this without being sued into oblivion?
I am particularly interested in UK law.
As I understand it, a specific sound recording (of anything) is ...
