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Weird Al "using the same notes" is not fair use. He pays the compulsory license. Using the music verbatim would not likely be fair use, and the videomaker owes
by xsmasher 14y ago
Weird Al "using the same notes" is not fair use. He pays the compulsory license.
Using the music verbatim would not likely be fair use, and the videomaker owes a license fee.
- danielweber 14y ago2 Live Crew won their case when they did a raunchy cover of Roy Orbison's "(O) Pretty Woman." I don't think they had to pay licensing fees, nor does Yankovic. EDIT: I asked about licensing fees, and Wiki[1] says that Coolio accepted royalty payments for "Amish Paradise." So I still wonder how 2 Live Crew settled their suit, and I need to get back to work. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weird_al#Negative https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weird_al#Negative
- xsmasher 14y ago2 live crew sampled the Orbison recording. There is no compulsory license for recorded music. It's a different situation than "using the same notes."