Questions tagged [music]
For questions about laws applying to musical works, recording and performance.
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Is there copyright concerns with creating an AI singing synthesizer of my own voice using copyrighted compositions in the training set?
If one wished to train a singing synthesizer on their own voice, would there be copyright issues if the training corpus used their own vocal only covers (without any instruments) of someone else's ...
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Does this contract mean any music I write will be owned by the company, even if I write it on my own time using my own equipment? [closed]
https://iridescent-andesaurus-d9a.notion.site/Non-Disclosure-Intellectual-Property-Assignment-Agreement-205f135dd1d0808b9549c3ed51815fb1
I am considering applying for this songwriting job, but part of ...
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Mechanical copyright on works-in-progress, or works that take more than 30 days to produce
If somebody (e.g. Fred) wants to produce a cover of a song, but after producing some recordings wants to e.g. solicit someone to record a backing track or other material, is there any formal process ...
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Copyright music conundrum
I've heard that there are experiments that seem to imply that every song is almost identical to many other songs in significant ways because there is just so much music out there now.
Just thinking ...
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Are song titles subject to trademark?
Does this mean that several different songs from different artists can share the same name?
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On Copyrighting Hook-Augmented Melodies from the Public Domain
If one takes an old song in the United States public domain (e.g., "Wreck of the Old 97" comes to mind)---which has no refrain (i.e., a "hook")---and then adapts a completely ...
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A non-copyrightable song is misrepresented as having copyright, and then distributed on subscription based services. What happens as a remedy?
A song is substantially generated using AI, but declared to be copyright by some entity, and then posted on music services such as Spotify, Apple Music, etc.
The copyright is then successfully ...
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Is it possible to force a corporation to specify if artistic material was created using AI
There is a recent popular pop song, which I believe was created using AI.
Specifically, I believe the song was generated with a backing and a vocal, and then the vocal was rerecorded with a live ...
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A website is trying to sell my intellectual property. I'm not involved [closed]
I'm a user of the online platform Musescore, which enables users to upload music that they have created in the Musescore app to the website (musescore.com). Some users of the platform also sell their ...
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When is due diligence enough when attempting to contact a copyright holder?
Here's a hypothetical situation:
Musician came across a trumpet concerto that Musician wants to use for a competition to win the chance to perform it with a local orchestra. There is a well-known and ...
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Can song titles infringe on a trademark in certain cases?
If a song title uses or references a trademarked name, it is subject to trademark infringement?
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Can songs from BMI-affiliated authors be used in the EU under a direct license?
What follows is my own (partial and possibly mistaken) understanding of this issue. Please point out any errors on my part.
In the United States authors do not grant BMI or ASCAP exclusive rights, ...
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Would it be legal to credit an original song to “traditional”?
Suppose I write a song which, as far as I know, is original and not derived from any other work. I record it and credit the composition to “traditional” rather than myself.
Assume I never claim ...
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Is looking up the lyrics for a song illegal?
I was dumbstruck when I found out today that apparently posting the lyrics to a song is copyright infringement. I literally asked ChatGPT for the lyrics to "Around the World" by Daft Punk, ...
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I forgot to BCC people in music promotion email [closed]
I am a small musician promoting a new song but forgot to put the recipients of a promotional email as BCC (I got the emails off of my presave list). One person has emailed me concerned about their ...
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