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No. If that were true, I could take a band that I hate, copy all of their music note-for-note, then release an exact copy on the market and undercut them by se
by thephyber 3y ago
No.
If that were true, I could take a band that I hate, copy all of their music note-for-note, then release an exact copy on the market and undercut them by selling their entire discography for $0.01
Fair Use requires one of several enumerated activities, including satire, education, journalism. You can’t just copy content and hope that it passes Fair Use.
Hire a lawyer if you are unsure. But at least read the Wikipedia article on the subject if you are going to talk about it.
- cma 3y agoCover songs do get a compulsory license though, for a predetermined royalty, and one condition is not changing it too much.