3/24/11
I've always wondered how it works when you want to take a popular song by a famous aritst, make it your own, and record it. I know that you get in trouble for doing it without permission so then how does it work? I researched information and found out that the right to record someone else's song is called "mechanical license", and you have to have one to do it otherwise its illegal. Usually its negoitated between the representatives of the copyright holder and the aritst of that song. If the negotiations fail, which is rare, the copyright contains provisions for a type of mechanical license called "compulsory licence" which gives anyone the right to record that song as long as notice is given to the songs copyright owners within 30 days after the recording is made and before it is distributed. This information can help me a lot in the future when I would like to make a demo cd.
I've always wondered how it works when you want to take a popular song by a famous aritst, make it your own, and record it. I know that you get in trouble for doing it without permission so then how does it work? I researched information and found out that the right to record someone else's song is called "mechanical license", and you have to have one to do it otherwise its illegal. Usually its negoitated between the representatives of the copyright holder and the aritst of that song. If the negotiations fail, which is rare, the copyright contains provisions for a type of mechanical license called "compulsory licence" which gives anyone the right to record that song as long as notice is given to the songs copyright owners within 30 days after the recording is made and before it is distributed. This information can help me a lot in the future when I would like to make a demo cd.
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