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From:
Tim Walters
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idm
Date:
Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:05:35 -0800 (PST)
Subject:
Re: [idm] OT: "cover" rights...
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quoted 4 lines And pay the mechanical license fee.>> And pay the mechanical license fee. > > I hope you're not actually advising somebody on the IDM list to do > this...?
Like I said, what you can get away with is a separate question. When covering one song on a CD, it's kind of a no-brainer to spring for the license--it's cheap and keeps you legit. Any CD duplication house will require you to produce it; if you claim authorship of the song to avoid this, you've now committed not just copyright violation, but fraud. Really not worth it to save $90. Re-doing a whole Phish album for free download? Trickier. No advice from me! But it's definitely not legal unless you pay for the mechanical license. (US law, that is. I don't know about other countries. And I'm not a lawyer, etc., etc.) -- Tim Walters | http://doubtfulpalace.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org