Posting of Cover Songs

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silvercn
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2017/01/14 13:31:40 (permalink)

Posting of Cover Songs

Hello - what is required in order to gain permission, pay fees, etc (besides crediting the writers)  in order to post a cover song on the popular music sites such as Reverbnation, Sound Cloud, Soundclick, etc.
 
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    jamesg1213
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    Re: Posting of Cover Songs 2017/01/14 13:39:55 (permalink)
    Not wishing to give a 'non-answer' but all those sites have FAQs and info about copyright and posting cover songs.
     
    For example;
     
    http://www.soundclick.com.../default.cfm?subOf=134

     
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    Re: Posting of Cover Songs 2017/01/14 18:03:31 (permalink)
    To be legit, isn't it Harry Fox Agency, buy a license for "x" number of downloads or streams. Then post your cover song, and if it's on Soundcloud you can see how many times people played or downloaded it.
     
    I think it's like $20 per song and then you pay like 25 cents per download? Something like that.
     
    My favorite part is, let say you pay them 25 cents per download license, but if a streaming service streams one of your songs, you don't get 25 cents, you get .000001 of a cent.
     
    Seems fair.  :)
     
    There are others besides Harry Fox - I think CDBaby has one associated with their site.
     
    But, you might ask other forum members who post cover songs - "Have you ever received a cease-and-desist letter from a copyright holder?"
     
    And I believe the answer to that would be, no.
     
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    Re: Posting of Cover Songs 2017/01/16 09:10:47 (permalink)
    emeraldsoul
     
    My favorite part is, let say you pay them 25 cents per download license, but if a streaming service streams one of your songs, you don't get 25 cents, you get .000001 of a cent.
     
    Seems fair.  :)
     

    To avoid bankruptcy, you'd have to explain to them that a stream isn't a download. I haven't checked HFA to see if they have streaming royalties specified.
     
    As for your streaming royalty, you should call a lawyer.  I get $0.0047.  I'll be able to afford a cup of coffee long before you do!

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