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1. zimpen+(OP)[view] [source] 2022-10-17 08:17:49
> If I publish myself playing that song without the copyright owners permission

Music licensing is bonkers but AFAIR (at least in the UK) I think you're allowed to do covers without explicit permission[1] - you'll have to give the original writers/composers the appropriate share of any money you make.

[1] Which is why you (used to?) get, e.g., supermarkets playing covers of songs rather than the originals because it's cheaper.

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2. Timwi+pq[view] [source] 2022-10-17 12:29:52
>>zimpen+(OP)
What's the appropriate share?
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3. zimpen+Qn1[view] [source] [discussion] 2022-10-17 16:52:51
>>Timwi+pq
In the UK, at least, it seemed to depend on several decades of accumulated rules and whatnots that only the PRS understood[1] (but I haven't been involved in anything related to music licensing for a few years and even then it was baffling.)

[1] Things like "was it on the radio or a TV show or a live performance or a recording? who was the composer? which licensing region was it in?" etc.

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