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Covering Songs
- Thread starter Defjon
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You definitely need to obtain permission from the person/entity that owns the copyrights of the actual composition.
http://www.ascap.com/licensing/termsdefined.html
You definitely need to obtain permission from the person/entity that owns the copyrights of the actual composition.
http://www.ascap.com/licensing/termsdefined.html
Yes, by covering it you bypass trying to obtain the additional mechanical rights to the recorded performance, but you still need the rights to the composition.
No, we said the same thing. You have to get the rights to the composition from the publisher, likely either ASCAP or BMI. By covering it you avoid having to get a second set of rights to the recorded performance.
I never wondered about that, but I want to film a little girl playing darts all along the movie (10 minutes) while using the music that comes along with the game, over and over the same untill she discover a new game.
Should I ask I don't know who? for the rights on that music? I really want to take the original, no covering there...
Should I ask I don't know who? for the rights on that music? I really want to take the original, no covering there...
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You will need to ask the makers of the game. Chances are they will own the copyright to the music. You would let then know what you need it for eg: short film that will hopefully get played at a few festivals and they would come back with what they want in return for the sync rights. No harm in asking.
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