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Originally Posted by Julie in the rv mirror
I hate to break it to you, but if Bieber wants to remake "Bad For Good", there's nothing Jim (or anybody) could do to stop him.
Scary, but true!  |
Lol. I know. It was just a joke.
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Originally Posted by Julie in the rv mirror
No, not public domain. The songwriter gets to choose who gets to record the song first. Once it has been recorded, anybody can record it without permission. They have to pay royalties, but they don't need the songwriter's permission unless they want to change it substantially.
Conversely, royalties do not need to be paid if a song is in the public domain.
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A good example is when Sinead O' Conner remade 'Nothing Compares 2 U'. Prince hated when she did that and didn't even know about it until he heard it on the radio.