Abandoned
Since infogami has been abandoned by its creators, I’m out too. Back to web.fisher.cx for me. Everything that was here is there.
Robert Fisher
Just thinking out loud
Copyright & covers
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I am not a lawyer. Furthermore, these are just brief notes covering the general gist of things. I’m not trying to be exactingly accurate at this time.
In the US, performance & recording of music is covered by compulsary licenses. (The government says that you don’t have the choice to not license your music.) The royalties are governed by law as well.
Performance
When playing a venue with ASCAP/BMI licenses, the venue’s license covers the performance of any cover tunes.
If you play covers in a location that’s not covered by an ASCAP/BMI license, you’ll need to get your own license.
Recording
Recording a cover (whether live or not) requires obtaining a mechanical or digital license either through the Harry Fox Agency or from the publisher directly. As a last resort, you can obtain a license through the Library of Congress.
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