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Does my band have to ask another band permission to cover their song?
I want to cover another band's song and I want to know if I would need their permission to cover their song live. My band wont be a cover band.
5 Answers
- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
You only have to get permission if you plan to use the song for "commercial purposes," meaning you are somehow going to profit financially off of your cover version
- Anonymous9 years ago
Definately. That is considered creative property; not only do you need their permission, they may charge you a part of the profits in order to perform it. The only time you do not need to ask permission is when you're doing a parody, with the clear intention that you are mocking their work, not trying to replicate it for personal profit.
Source(s): The other people are stupid: http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use... That is the federal guideline. - 9 years ago
No, you do not have to ask. As long as you don't claim full credit for the song, you're good to go. :)
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- 9 years ago
you only have to ask if you are going to record. and only if you are going to make money
Source(s): if you are worried, im pretty sure you could always just change a few lines, a few notes... boom... totally different song... legally.... i learned this in college
