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chrisrnps 1
Huh? 99.9% of the time you don't have to obtain permission to record and release a cover version. You just have to pay a statutory royalty.
Posted by chrisrnps http://www.dollfactory.org on January 29, 2010 at 4:11 PM
Keekee 2
You certainly have to have perrmission if yous want to record a Prince song. He's on that shit!
Posted by Keekee on January 29, 2010 at 4:28 PM
chrisrnps 3
Maybe the pre-'symbol'-era stuff. There's a ton of 'Prince Rogers Nelson', 'Maurice Starr', 'The Artist', etc. catalog listed on the Harry Fox Agency website right now - a few mouse clicks away from licensing for anyone with a credit card and a microphone.

Not that you'd necessarily want to cover the new 'Lotus Flower' stuff. But you could.
Posted by chrisrnps http://www.dollfactory.org on January 29, 2010 at 5:14 PM
jezbian 4
i sat next to a number of members of this group on a flight from philly to amsterdam back in sept...they were great people and i can't wait to see them - one of the members i sat next to was i think their keyboard player and he was probably 6'7" or so. glad that they're finally getting up here to play!
Posted by jezbian on January 29, 2010 at 5:22 PM
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anyone can cover any song and release it on an album without permission. It is called a compulsory license, and is one of the limits placed on the copyright holder. (you do have to notify the copyright holder/publisher and PAY them x cents per song/per unit sold). What you CANT do is attach your cover version to a film (video), without paying them and paying whatever they ask for (sync rights).
Posted by BobbyAudio on January 30, 2010 at 8:50 PM

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