Cover of a fan arrangement (from a popular song) from musescore on youtube, how would the copyright work?
How does covering a fan arrangement from musescore of a popular copyrighted piece put onto youtube work? Double CR infringement?
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It's better to talk to a copyright law specialist if you have questions about copyright. This forum is about the MuseScore notation software.
In reply to It's better to talk to a by [DELETED] 5
Yes i am well aware. I am also aware of what "General discussion" means. The question still stands and pertains to musescore and it's users and is completely relevant..
Now... back to the question.
In reply to Yes i am well aware. I am by Spartanius
Ask the copyright owner for permission. If he or she does not grant permission, write your own song instead. Sorted.
In reply to Ask the copyright owner for by Jon Foote
Thanks for that, now if anyone else would like to add something constructive i am awaiting it eagerly.
In reply to Thanks for that, now if by Spartanius
There's nothing more to say, really. Either liase with the copyright holder or consult a lawyer.
Whethjer or not you use MuseScore for this is completely irrelevant, the same problem would come up if you'd be using Sibelius.
In reply to There's nothing more to say, by Jojo-Schmitz
Look dude.. i am just asking a simple question here, on a forum... as a user using this software. How does a user even just make an arrangement of a copyrighted song change it seemingly slightly and be ok? It's all a mystery and one i am inquiring about, a mystery that i am sure many musescore members have knowledge and experience with.
This is a community website for said software and with said software making sheets as a user this question is very relevant. (The only way this question isn't relevant is if you don't actually have a firm grasp of relevancy)
I am not asking for a lawyer, i am asking for fellow community members advice, (Not forum nazi's) experiences and knowledge on the topic at hand.
Now I am not here to, nor will i continue to argue pointlessly with you or anyone else about the semantics of it all, that is not the point of a forum, thread or community. If you do not have anything constructive and insightful to add to said discussion, that is fine, but don't go into said discussion and say a relevant question isn't relevant.
This will be the last time i address anyone who doesn't have an honest and constructive answer that stays on topic.
In reply to Look dude.. i am just asking by Spartanius
And those fellow community members have given you advice, you just don't seem to be willing to take it.
In reply to And those fellow community by Jojo-Schmitz
Idk why you are so hostile. Maybe my typing was a bit too pointed, idk. Can we just agree to disagree and move on? That'd be great.
In reply to Thanks for that, now if by Spartanius
Sorry, that's about as constructive as we can possibly be for this topic. It's a good question, but it's really a legal question, not a MuseScore question. A quick search of the internet (https://duckduckgo.com/?q=legal+forums) turns up these forums where experts can probably answer your question pretty quickly:
http://forum.freeadvice.com/copyrights-trademarks-39/
http://www.expertlaw.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=19&s=72ce3b124afa6fb…
http://www.thelaw.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=47&s=a56ddc369ecc98cdd6…
In reply to Sorry, that's about as by Isaac Weiss
Thank you for the politeness while providing links and advice. I am somewhat a beginner to all this so I appreciate your time. At this point i guess i will seek the answer elsewhere.
Copyright laws differ from country to country which makes it hard to have meaningful discussions here. But FWIW, YouTube has an interesting solution in a mumber of cases. They have agreements with many copyright holders allowing people to post their own covers. YouTube places an ad on the video and sends the proceeds to the copyright holder. Fpr more info on how this works, though, you'd need to go to YouTube.
In reply to Copyright laws differ from by Marc Sabatella
Thank you, THANK YOU. It is refreshing to receive an actual piece of constructive commentary. I appreciate it, seriously.