No, song covers are not copyright free. Covering a song without permission from the original copyright holder can lead to legal issues.
That would be copyright infringement if the original song was protected.
You can only copyright a song if you are the song's author. You can't copyright someone else's song. Although the author can sell you their copyright.
Each song has its own copyright year.
The song is "Maybe" by Ingrid Michaleson, from her 2009 album, Everybody.
Singing a song in private for personal enjoyment is not considered copyright infringement. However, performing a song in public or recording and distributing it without permission from the copyright holder may be considered infringement.
its going to be out this friday!!!!
It is probably copyright infringement. There are exceptions, though.
The only way to be certain is to contact the copyright holder yourself.
Yes; it will be protected for the life of the songwriters plus 70 years.
If you are not the composer of the song then you can NEVER take the copyright as yours; you would have to purchase it from the copyright owners. Also, when the copyright expires, 50 or more years after the author's death (or after publication, depending upon circumstances and national laws) it is no longer copyrighted at all and nobody can possibly own the copyright.
You can't. It is a right that the writer owns. You can offer to buy the copyright.