Chromium
Senior Member
Record other peoples material?
Perhaps I should be asking Bermuda this question, as I'm sure he's in the know.
How on earth do cover bands and artists get away with releasing an album of covered material?
Do they simply ignore copyright?
I've seen cover bands release CD albums to sell at their gigs with nothing but covers on them; sometimes selling for as little as £3.99. Surely they have not got permissions from all the original copyright holders or original artists/songwriters. So how do they get away with it?
I'm in a covers band and I'd love to record some of the great songs we play, by artists such as The Beach Boys, ELO, Chuck Berry, Everly Bros. etc. Whilst we play this material we bring our own interpretations to the songs rather than exactly replicate the originals.
I don't even want to sell the CDs, just use for promotion or to give away to our handful of regular fans, but I'd be scared $h1T we would be sued and lose what little we own in legal fees.
How do bands such as all the well known tribute bands like 'The Bootleg Beatles', 'Bjorn Again' and 'Pink Fraud' manage... Do they license everything? Surely it would cost them a packet?
Is there anything I can do?
Perhaps I should be asking Bermuda this question, as I'm sure he's in the know.
How on earth do cover bands and artists get away with releasing an album of covered material?
Do they simply ignore copyright?
I've seen cover bands release CD albums to sell at their gigs with nothing but covers on them; sometimes selling for as little as £3.99. Surely they have not got permissions from all the original copyright holders or original artists/songwriters. So how do they get away with it?
I'm in a covers band and I'd love to record some of the great songs we play, by artists such as The Beach Boys, ELO, Chuck Berry, Everly Bros. etc. Whilst we play this material we bring our own interpretations to the songs rather than exactly replicate the originals.
I don't even want to sell the CDs, just use for promotion or to give away to our handful of regular fans, but I'd be scared $h1T we would be sued and lose what little we own in legal fees.
How do bands such as all the well known tribute bands like 'The Bootleg Beatles', 'Bjorn Again' and 'Pink Fraud' manage... Do they license everything? Surely it would cost them a packet?
Is there anything I can do?