i take it back, you are right...
"A *mechanical license* is a (often required) license that grants certain
limited permissions to work with, study, improve upon, reinterpret,
re-record (etc.) something that is not either a
free<
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_content>
/open source <
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source> item or in the public
domain <
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain>."
joshua.
On Jan 28, 2008 5:23 PM, joshua. <joshua@ropeswingcities.com> wrote:
quoted 59 lines "If you are manufacturing and distributing copies of a song which you did
> "If you are manufacturing and distributing copies of a song which you did
> not write, and you have not already reached an agreement with the song's
> publisher, you need to obtain a mechanical license. This is required under
> U.S. Copyright Law, regardless of whether or not you are selling the
> copies that you made."
>
>
> this doesn't reference a cover of the song though, i read this to say that
> if you act as if an already recorded song is yours, or that you have rights
> to it and are distributing it you need to pay the mechanical fee.
>
> i think this would apply if say, we were doing an 80s soft rock cd to be
> sold on infomercials after 2am and we wanted to use the classic by Phil
> Collins, One More Night. we would have to pay the fee before burning the
> track on the disc...
>
> joshua.
>
>
> On Jan 28, 2008 5:16 PM, Tim Walters <walters@doubtfulpalace.com> wrote:
>
> > > I must respectfully disagree, Tim-- this licensing info you've linked
> > to
> > > doesn't apply to cover versions, but to licensing the original
> > recording.
> >
> > Incorrect. See:
> >
> > http://www.harryfoxagency.com/public/mechanicalLicense.jsp
> >
> > or google "mechanical license."
> >
> > > Covers are a totally different story. You can do a cover without
> > > permission
> > > as long as you credit the original writer/publisher.
> >
> > And pay the mechanical license fee.
> >
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> >
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> joshua.
> consequences are just a harmless by-product of having a good time all the
> time.
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joshua.
consequences are just a harmless by-product of having a good time all the
time.
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