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A question about Prince & copyright??? As you know I am planning to cover some Prince songs as part of a Tribute to Prince. The downloads will be free & I will not make any profit.
Does anyone know if this is ok & if not, is there an address I write to for obtaining permission??? Thanx God bless Lewis | |
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C'mon, someone must know | |
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No...this is a big no-no. U must get some type of response from Prince. Everytime a song is copywrited, the artist (or the creator) of the song renews the copyright every 7 years. That's what happened w/ the Beatles. That's why MJ owns the rights. As far as I know...Prince re-news his copyrights. I am a Poet, and a songwriter. I belong 2 ASCAP. This is the policy as I as a writer understand it.
DON"T QUOTE ME!!! "Everybody's looking 4 the ladder, everybody wants salvation of the soul. The steps u take r no easy road. But the reward is great 4 those who want 2 go.." | |
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The one thing you have to be careful about when you plan on distributing your free music over the internet is that, someone can compile your recordings and sell them. So eventhough your intent is not to profit from your covers, profit can still be made, which in turn creates the potential for legal issues.
You might want to give the Warner bros a holler before you do your thing. "We can play 4 days! If it get dry, gimme that mayonaise!" | |
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DJEmale said: http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=6999425&search_in=c&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1
Do they have an email DJ? Could you orgnote it to me  | |
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Actually, you need to contact Universal music group. Warner Bros. no longer publishes Prince's music. 
Do not hurry yourself in your spirit to become offended, for the taking of offense is what rests in the bosom of the stupid ones. (Ecclesiastes 7:9) | |
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This is great info, any one else have some ideas on where I need to write to? | |
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Actually you need to contact the Harry Fox Agency. You can record and sell ANY cover you want too, you just have to give credit where it is due. The thing with MJ owning the Beatles stuff, just means he has the right to sell it for commercial use like NIKE. Its a small fee you have to pay in order to release it for profit. But Harry Fox is your man. | |
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