Re: re--do i need a copy right license to submit a cover song for compilation

["Winslow Yerxa" <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

Randy - very neat indeed!

However, I tried it with some semi-obscure Canadian trad artists, and 
found that it may not cover everything I want. For instance, fiddler 
Ward Allen wrote a number of tunes. some of which I'm recording. His 
most famous, Maple Sugar, came up, but they had his name backwards as 
Allen Ward. (Ward Allen brings up a banjoist connected with southern 
1930s stringbands). But none of his other compositions came up.

I wonder what the mechanism would be for seeking out rights to some 
of the more obscure tunes, whether blues, fiddle tunes, or whatever. 
Trad artists often treat them like public domain tunes when they 
record (sometimes they're unaware of where the tunes come from), but 
if somebody owns a copyright, I don't think that's either fair or 
wise.

Still, a marvelous resource in accessibility and ease of use.

Winslow

- --- In harp-l-archives@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, randysinger <randy@xxxx> 
wrote:

In trying to assist you, let me verify your question. It seems you 
want 
to record a cover of a song that was written and recorded by someone 
else so that you can put it on a cd of your own.,,,,,,,

If this is the case, the solution and legal recourse is very easy.

Go to

Songfile.com.

type in the song you want to cover, it will come up. Then you will 
type 
in how many copies you intend to print and it calculates the cost (it 
is very little) and you put in your credit card number and, viola, 
you 
are now legally permitted to sell your copies of someone else's 
songs!!

I have a song from Elton John that I used on my Harmonica Dreams CD. 
This is a great site that is designed to simplify our lives.

peace and harps,

randy singer
www.randysinger.com

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Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 09:44:58 -0500
From: njbluesharp@xxxx
Subject: do i need a copy right license to submit a cover song for 
compilation

Hi I have been off List for a while and would like to submit a 
recording
and purchase a copy. However I have a question regarding the 
submissions
> I play in a cover band and the material I have is cover material. 
How 
> do I
go about obtaining the proper licensing to be able to submit these
recordings
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