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Can you get copyrighted for singing a song?
Yes, you can potentially be subject to copyright infringement if you perform a copyrighted song without permission.
Is singing a well-known song in a radio ad copyright infringement?
It would be a copyright infringement if the advertiser has not paid for the use of the song. Advertisers generally do pay, because they wouldn't want the bad publicity of a court case.
How do you take the lyrics out of the song so that the music is let with no singing?
I'm sure there are ways, but this is considered copyright infringement and can lead to big fines and even jail time if caught using the music.
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.
Is downloading a song you didn't make copyright?
It is probably copyright infringement. There are exceptions, though.
Can you rewrite a song that is written by someone else?
No. That is copyright infringement.
Can the song Over the Rainbow be used commercially without copyright infringement?
No.
What would happen if you used a copyright song?
It depends upon whether you have permission, or need permission for your use. Some limited uses are perfectly legal, but you have the burden of proving that your use qualifies for the statutory exemption (e.g., singing it for free in public). If you used a song without permission from the rightsholders, you would be guilty of copyright infringement. Statutory fines in the US range from $750 to $30,000. If the copyright was registered in the US Copyright Office prior to the infringement, the statutory damages could run as high as $150,000 for each song. It is also a federal crime to use a willful copyright infringement for commercial advantage or private financial gain.
Can you write a song about characters in a book without copyright infringement?
Yes, although if your song follows the storyline of the book too closely, it might be considered a derivative work, which would require a license.
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.
Is it considered copyright infringement if you sang someone else's song but gave them credit for it?
Yes; public performance is one of the exclusive rights of the copyright holder--when sheet music says "all rights reserved" on the bottom, that's exactly what they mean.
Is the song drunk drunk again in the public domain?
No, the song Drunk drunk again is not in the public domain because of the copyright infringement issues.
