The song itself is in the public domain, but certain settings, arrangements, performances, and recordings may have their own protection.
The song itself is administered by Warner Chappell.
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 best Gangster song is Mack the Knife
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.
It is probably copyright infringement. There are exceptions, though.
The only way to be certain is to contact the copyright holder yourself.
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.
I Miss You - DMX song - was created in 2001.
The song is called 'Miss Me Kiss Me Lick Me' and Cold Flames is the artists.