I think it's still illegal unless you have specific permission from
the copyright holder, regardless of whetehr or not you are selling it.
Posting a cover tune online may fall under the "public performance"
rights law. Look out how freaked out they get over tablature put
online...
On 3/10/07, Bob van der Poel <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Anyone know much about the legalities of posting music recorded by
oneself, but written by someone else? I put up a few recordings on my
web site, mostly as a demo of MMA ... but I got to wondering the other
day if some nice lawyer is going to be knocking on my door? I'm not too
worried since I do live in Canada, and the server is <somewhere in
Europe>. But, still ... one has to wonder.
In my case, I didn't write the music. But, I'm the "artist" (and
recording engineer, etc.). And, I'm not selling anything. And, they are
just demos.
So, should I worry? Should I take them down?
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Bob van der Poel ** Wynndel, British Columbia, CANADA **
EMAIL: bob@xxxxxxxxxxxx
WWW: http://www.mellowood.ca
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"In the rhythm of music a secret is hidden;
If I were to divulge it, it would overturn the world."
-- Jelaleddin Rumi
