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They do, if they're not licensed.

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Q: Why don't song covers violate copyright law?
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Do you have to ask copyright for a song to use in a music video?

no you dont


How can I legally put a song on YouTube without copyright?

i really dont know if you can do that


What intellectual property notice do you violate when copying a song you paid for?

Even if you buy a recording of a song, you've only paid for that one instance of it; copying it (say, to share with a friend) is copyright infringement.


What is the James Taylor song that Eric Clapton covers on his Reptile album?

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Is it copyright if you use a song but change some of the words of it?

That would be copyright infringement if the original song was protected.


You want to copyrite your book of old songs you have songlyrics to a song not in pd do you have a right to copyrite your book?

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.


What year did the Beatles receive their copyright?

Each song has its own copyright year.


Is downloading a song you didn't make copyright?

It is probably copyright infringement. There are exceptions, though.


How do you know if the copyright holder of a song has consented to the song being shared on line?

The only way to be certain is to contact the copyright holder yourself.


How many years after the writer of the Trololo song dies will it take to copyright the song as yours?

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.


If you use a song title in a short story and submit it for publication is it breaching copyright?

Short phrases like song titles cannot be protected by copyright.


How do you take copyright off a song?

You can't. It is a right that the writer owns. You can offer to buy the copyright.