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Originally posted by leadb:
It is not a violation of the copyright if you work out the cords for yourself and use them to sing the song; but publication of the song on the web, as you note, would be prohibitted, as would public performance.

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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:

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Originally posted by leadb:
It is not a violation of the copyright if you work out the cords for yourself and use them to sing the song; but publication of the song on the web, as you note, would be prohibitted, as would public performance.

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Not exactly.... As long as there is not money being made by a live performance of covers of copyrighted materials, it is legal. It is also legal to put a cover of a song on the internet, as long as you are not deriving advertising income on the site or charging people to listen to it.

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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
I'll have to find my sources Fletch, but respectfully, you are wrong on this. I know for a fact that if money is not being made than it is okay for you to use it. I'll get back to you.

For instance, if I was playing in a band outside at the park, it's not illegal. If I were playing in a band at a bar, that would be illegal because it would be a draw that somebody was making money off of.

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§ 110. Limitations on exclusive rights: Exemption of certain performances and displays

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(4) performance of a nondramatic literary or musical work otherwise than in a transmission to the public, without any purpose of direct or indirect commercial advantage and without payment of any fee or other compensation for the performance to any of its performers, promoters, or organizers, if—
(A) there is no direct or indirect admission charge; or
(B) the proceeds, after deducting the reasonable costs of producing the performance, are used exclusively for educational, religious, or charitable purposes and not for private financial gain, except where the copyright owner has served notice of objection to the performance under the following conditions:
(i) the notice shall be in writing and signed by the copyright owner or such owner’s duly authorized agent; and
(ii) the notice shall be served on the person responsible for the performance at least seven days before the date of the performance, and shall state the reasons for the objection; and
(iii) the notice shall comply, in form, content, and manner of service, with requirements that the Register of Copyrights shall prescribe by regulation;

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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
Wonder if I'll be classified as a terrorist?

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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
Maybe I am wrong about the recording. That wasn't how I read the copyright laws regarding it, so long as money was not part of the equation. There are going to be a whole lot of people on YouTube and MySpace sued for that in the future if you're right.

Yours truly being one of them.

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