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These aren't samples or remixes, they're covers - which are handled differently in terms of music licensing.
by YokoZar 6y ago
These aren't samples or remixes, they're covers - which are handled differently in terms of music licensing.
- aidenn0 6y agoAnd the author of the song is due any royalties for broadcasting, regardless of the performer. David Paich gets paid every time a radio station plays wheezer's cover of Africa, while the wheezer gets no money for radio play of that song.
- est31 6y agoWhat about Born This Way? Does Madonna get the broadcast money, or Lady Gaga?
- aidenn0 6y agoI think right now Lady Gaga, unless I missed something. However, "Surfin' USA" goes to whomever owns Chuck Berry's rights to "Sweet little sixteen" -- those were much more similar than "Born This Way" and "Express Yourself" IMO.
- Thorrez 6y agoBut how does the money get directed to the original song creator? Can ContentID detect covers? Does the original song creator come by and flag the video?
- gvjddbnvdrbv 6y agoReputable musicians will pay the royalities anyway...
- Thorrez 6y agoHow do they go about doing that? Are there instructions from Youtube, or is it done through some other system?
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- latortuga 6y agoPossibly also considered a parody.
- aidenn0 6y agoAt least in the US, parodies tread on thin-ice when they are done in any commercial setting, which collecting ad revenue implies. Fair use is complicated though.