Yet a Comedian using someone else jokes is.
I mean I have a lot more respect for those who come up with their own material.
2007-04-12 05:26:04 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
It's a touchy issue. Here's how the law reads:
Anything you perform live on stage is free domain. Any band can cover any song on stage, and any comedian can copy any joke on stage. But, it is somebody else's property and you must obtain permission if you intend to RECORD or BROADCAST a performance of somebody else's work.
2007-04-12 05:36:56 · answer #1 · answered by Umphreak 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because they had permission- but more importantly they are probably paying the original artist a portion of the sales or possibly a flat fee. Therefore it's not really stealing.
It would be stealing if you played someone else's song, put it on a CD and sold that CD without paying or getting permission from the writer of that song. Especially if you tried to pass it off as your own song.
2007-04-12 05:35:34 · answer #2 · answered by anidealworld 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When a singer or band covers a song they are paying for the use of the song. It is only considered stealing is the original writer gets no money. Unless the song is public domain, I'm not sure how that occurs.
2007-04-12 05:31:27 · answer #3 · answered by sschro9131 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When you cover a song you get permission from the writer. If the singer/band doesn't get permission that is stealing. That's what happens when comedians use another's jokes. I mean they don 't usually ask to use a joke, they just do, so that is stealing.
2007-04-12 05:31:04 · answer #4 · answered by vlfranklin1999 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Most musicians covering songs by other artists have permission from that artist to use their material. The wonderful thing about music is that you can interpret a song in so many ways and convey different meanings.
2007-04-12 05:31:34 · answer #5 · answered by cheetahgrrl623 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's due to the fact that they had permission from the original artist to cover that song.
2007-04-12 05:30:09 · answer #6 · answered by Animediva 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-29 04:33:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If ASCAP and/or BMI license fees are paid, then it's not stealing.
ASCAP and BMI are organizations that collect fees and pay the songwriters their royalties, but they sometimes use heavy-handed tactics to get payment.
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2007-04-12 05:31:41 · answer #8 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bands must be buying the rights
2007-04-12 05:31:26 · answer #9 · answered by Malfoy vs Potter 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Elvis never sang a song of his own, and he's the King, dude.
2007-04-12 17:17:48 · answer #10 · answered by pepper 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋