Cover Songs, Samples, and Public Domain
- What IS a cover song?
- What is NOT a cover song?
- Derivative works
- Holiday songs that are and are not in the Public Domain
- Do I need to get a license to offer streaming on my cover song?
- I have already secured a digital license for my cover song single. How do I enter that information?
- What information do I provide if I’m covering a song from an artist I know personally?
- How can I sell an album that has cover songs in the United States?
- I already got permission for my cover song when I pressed my CD. Am I covered for downloads, too?
- How do I find the publisher for a cover song?
- What do I enter in the Songwriter and Publisher field for a Public Domain song?
- What is "Public Domain" and how do I know if a particular composition falls within it?