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Can you use the lyrics of a Take That song in a novel?
Typically this type of usage would be licensed; there is rarely a fee, but rightsholders do expect to be listed on the copyright page.
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.
Can I copyright my book of old songs if I use a song not in pd?
Assuming you have a license from the copyright holder to print the song in your book, you would hold the rights for the book as a compilation.
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.
Can you copyright another song as your own if you rearrange it?
If the underlying work is protected by copyright, you would need permission from the copyright holder to arrange it (the law calls this a "derivative work," and publishers call the permission "print rights"). The resulting agreement would stipulate who gets the rights in the resulting work, and it's almost always the copyright holder of the underlying tune. If the underlying work is in the public domain, such as a folk song, then yes, you would control copyright of the arrangement. However the original song would still be in the public domain.
Did Elvis Presley own the song's copyright before he would sing it?
Yes
What would apply to an original piece of art such as a song or movie script?
A copyright.
Are song covers copyright free?
No, song covers are not copyright free. Covering a song without permission from the original copyright holder can lead to legal issues.
Is it copyright infringement when you use a song for backround?
Without a license, yes. That is assuming you did not personally compose, perform and record the song yourself, or take a public domain composition and perform and record it yourself, either of which would mean you own the copyright on those recordings and it would not be copyright infringement to use the recording of the song any way you like.
What is the copyright information of Jill Scott song Watching Me?
There are at least three copyright holders, but for most uses I would suggest starting with Universal.
Is their still copyright on a song when it has been translated into another language?
Yup. Translating in another language is almost the same as covering it, because the melody keeps the same. And a song with copyright you can't cover, its against article 21 paragraph 4 of the copyright law of USA.
Is the song by Kesha tik tok copyrighted?
Of Coarse! If not anyone could steal her song from her and sing it and make a profit and it would be legal. So of Coarse it has a Copyright.
