Questions tagged [music]
For questions about laws applying to musical works, recording and performance.
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Copyright of a children's song with no author or date information
As a follow-up on Copyright of children's folklore songs, artist A wants to use the melody of "Five little ducks". The song is not on the list of public domain songs. A sound recording ...
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Is the .exe file format copyrighted by Microsoft in a creative naming capacity?
I wanted to know if the name of the .exe file format used by Microsoft Operating Systems is copyrighted. As in, is it possible that I'm committing copyright infringement by adding that suffix ("....
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Royalty split between a singer/songwriter and composer/producer [closed]
I have written the lyrics to a song, came up with the melody and paid a composer to translate it into musical notes and create the song (with instruments). I paid for his services. Now, I want to ...
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Playing copyrighted music legally -> personal and small group usage
I play guitar. I just want to know what is legal or not regarding my playing copyrighted music. I understand that performing in public (whatever that means!? Formal event? More than just me? Other?))...
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Copyright of children's folklore songs
Suppose artist A wanted to include a song to the tune of a children's nursery rhyme, such as Pretty Little Dutch Girl. This song was written in the 1940s, so if the composer was Australian, it would ...
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Can I get sued if someone uses a song on my app without proper copyrights?
I have a small social media sort of app, if some user were to use a song on my platform without proper copyrights can the platform(my app) get sued ?
No there is no monetization for user.
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Can music publishers/agents demand service fees for compulsory copyright licenses
By my reading of the compulsory copyright licensing rules, if I want to record a cover of a song and sell one copy of it, I would need to obtain a license, but if I send in a proper notice along with ...
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Copyright laws on music instrumental tracks?
First off, I know very little about the law whatsoever - so please bear with me on this one! :) In my spare time, I've being making instrumental accompaniments to some of my favourites musicals and ...
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Risk/Information Regarding Copyright/Trademark Violation
I have previously participated in the illicit accessing of files (music, etc.) that were most likely copyrighted/trademarked/etc. as well as the distribution of modified versions of these files (...
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Legality of short clips cut from famous movies to fit a new soundtrack
Bob has written a short piece of music and realized that it brilliantly fits certain sequences from a certain famous, copyrighted movie. He cuts essentially a music video from those sequences which ...
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Usage rights for a composition that later turned out to be plagiarism
If an artist makes a composition and later turns out to be a plagiarism from another, who bought the rights, or perhaps used it because it was released under creative commons, will it have ...
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Can musicians effectively sue politicans that use their songs without permission?
Just about every presidential election cycle I can recall has multiple stories of candidates using songs at their rallies which they have failed to secure permission for. Afterwards, there will a ...
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Is there a requirement to delete already illegally downloaded music?
If someone has illegally pirated music and has it downloaded is there a legal requirement for him to delete it?
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What could be done if a TV show used a person's music without that person's permission?
What would happen in the scenario where a show on a TV network played a tune during the show that another person owned? Let's say that the show was broadcast a few years after the music was composed, ...
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Copyright compliance for music used in a TV show
How do shows recorded and syndicated for replay on television (and comparable media) comply with the copyright of a music they play but do not own?
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