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If I use a preset for a synthesizer VST in a song and make a commercial use of the song, do I need some license for this preset?
Assume one uses a preset for some synthesizer VST in a song and make a commercial use of the song: does one need some license for this preset? I live in the United States.
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Is a teacher playing music in the hallway legal?
I am a highschooler in Alabama (USA) in a school of 700 or more (not 100% sure). When walking through the school, there is a teacher playing music into the hallways.
The issue is that the songs she ...
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Parody or Infringement? (United States of America)
I am struggling with the difference between these definitions.
Q: Is this a Parody or a Copyright Infringement?
In a proposed pilot for a TV/Web show aimed at children for edutainment, one of the ...
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Who is owed royalties when a song samples a song that has sampled another song?
When I first heard Alessia Cara's song "Here" I thought she had directly sampled Portishead's "Glory Box" which in turn samples Isaac Hayes' "Ike's Rap II". I later found this was not true, but this ...
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