If was to cover some songs of a band and make money of it. say me and my band were a metallica cover band, how would we do it legaly. do you have to pay copywrite or is it legal to copy and make money.
2007-08-25 02:41:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Other - Music
Basically you have to get some sort of allowance/right to be able to do that.Try writing to the company or ringing up (it's better to speak to someone over the phone) and get advice/help from an agency who knows about copyright.You can perform in your house or at venues but I think the only issue would be if you make a profit from performing .If you perform and make money for it without some sort of legal claim or right you could in the worse case scenario get taken to court.
2007-08-25 02:55:59 · answer #1 · answered by Classy Clarissa 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fall Out Boy and Nickelback will have to be banned from masking songs. Especially Fall Out Boy. They suck at masking. They ruined Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart" as good with a horrible refrain. As for covers I did revel in: Dinosaur Jr. - "Just Like Heaven" (The Cure duvet) Bauhaus - "Ziggy Stardust" (David Bowie) Hendrix - "All Along The Watchtower" and "Like A Rolling Stone" (each Bob Dylan)
2016-09-05 13:31:28 · answer #2 · answered by petaccio 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is legal to make money playing live but you can't sell recordings of it. it is very expensive-especialy with metallica im sure
2007-08-25 02:47:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You have to get permission from the bands label.
2007-08-25 02:47:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Here is all the current requirements, forms and procedures to register your copyright
2007-08-25 02:50:54 · answer #5 · answered by Jan Luv 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
u can play it, and make a copy, it is illegal to make money of it
2007-08-26 19:07:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋