Questions tagged [music]
For questions about laws applying to musical works, recording and performance.
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Is there a licensing recourse to recycling a riff?
I don't mean covering a song and making a few changes to the arrangement; there are mechanical licenses for that. I don't mean sampling, because this involves recording, and I'm thinking of playing ...
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Are the title and author of a song protected by copyright?
I am developing a platform where users can search songs by BPM and Key.
The only thing that came to my mind is: can I show songs' titles and authors after the user does a search, without violating the ...
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Do I need a license to play music on free internet radio?
I want to make an internet radio station where I play music I like. If there are no adds and I don't make any money whatsoever, do I need to worry about copyright?
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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 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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Can the copyright status for unreleased musical work expire
This may be an iterative of a common question, though I feel the specific scenario justifies asking. Is there an established guideline regarding the longevity of copyright protection status for an ...
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Creating a cover song for a video game
Based on some cursory internet searches, I understand the following:
If you create a cover song, you still need a license for it from whoever owns the original song.
If you want to put a song in a ...
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Are Midi files copyrighted?
If I have a midi file of a public domain work, it the midi file copyrighted? This is a question that is related to this thread/question: Can I use public domain midi files commercially?
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Can I use public domain MIDI files commercially? [closed]
Lets say I made professional music with the hope of selling them from public domain MIDI files. The files would have been modified slightly with the notes arranged slightly differently. Would that be ...
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How do I give all the right credit to the Harry Potter company and John Williams if I create a variation on the theme song? [closed]
I want to know how do I give all the right credit to the Harry Potter company and John Williams if I create a variation on the theme song for it and if I plan to sell it. I don't want to be sued by ...
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I want to do a piano tutorials platform and I have copyrights question [closed]
We are working on a solution to learn the piano, like this one, or this one.
I have read that for each song that I will add on the platform, I'll need to have the permission of the artist (and we will ...
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Is it allowed to use a copyrighted music track on a video, but without integrating the audio into the video?
It's generally known that if you use a song to create a music video, you must have obtained a master use license to publish the track as a part of the music video, and also a synchronization license ...
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Music in private online social gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic
Me and a small group of friends (10 people) are going to have a party. Normally, we would meet each other at someones home. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, everybody will stay at their own ...
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Uploading purchased (edited) music to YouTube
Say that a hobbyist DJ purchases CDs, digital tracks and what are known as mixtapes (free music) and slows them down or things like that. If that DJ wants to share the result of this, is it legal to ...
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