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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?
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