Does CD Baby give cover licenses?
CD Baby no longer licenses cover songs directly, but we’ll continue to support and pay mechanical royalties for all tracks that were previously licensed through our cover song licensing service. For future releases, we recommend you secure your mechanical licenses via Easy Song.
Does CD Baby license your music?
CD Baby artists and songwriters can opt-in for CD Baby to be a non-exclusive licensor of their songs via CD Baby Licensing. CD Baby Licensing gives music users the ability to license any of over 3 million songs opted-in to the CD Baby Licensing/Sync program.
Can I release a cover on CD Baby?
CD Baby requires all artists to obtain a mechanical license in order to distribute a cover song to any of our partners. However, mechanical licensing is not required for your music to be available on streaming platforms (as opposed to digital downloads). Streaming companies like Spotify, Apple Music, etc.
Do artists have to get permission to cover a song?
You Don’t Need Permission to Cover a Song A common misconception in the music industry is that you need to receive permission from the original composer in order to record a cover version of their song. However, US copyright law makes it much easier than that for artists wishing to cover a piece of music.
How do you license a cover song?
In the U.S., there are three ways to obtain a mechanical license for a cover song: (1) through the compulsory licensing procedure established by law; (2) from the Harry Fox Agency if they administer the musical composition for the song; or (3) directly from the publisher of the song.
Can I sell a CD of cover songs?
In order to sell a cover song, two broad things need to happen: You need to obtain a license to sell an distribute the song. The license you need (in the US at least) is called a mechanical license. You need to pay the original song owner royalties on each song distributed in any way.
How do I sell a cover song legally?
In order to sell a cover song, two broad things need to happen:
- You need to obtain a license to sell an distribute the song. The license you need (in the US at least) is called a mechanical license.
- You need to pay the original song owner royalties on each song distributed in any way.
Do Making song covers violate copyright?
Whilst performing a cover song live is not illegal, aspiring musicians must be cautious that they do not un-knowingly contravene copyright by uploading their cover songs to public platforms such as Facebook, YouTube or Spotify.
Is it legal to post a cover song on YouTube?
The mechanical license covers reproduction and distribution, but not public performance and display. Therefore, you need a synch license as well as a mechanical license to legally publish a cover song on YouTube (unless the song has fallen into public domain).
Can you license a cover song?
If you want to record and release your own cover version of someone else’s song, then you’ll need a “mechanical license” for your cover song. A mechanical license is the right to make copies of the song’s musical structure such as the lyrics and notes, which is called the musical composition.
Who owns the rights to a cover song?
While you own the recording of your cover song, the copyright owner owns the composition and still give permission for the composition to be used in audiovisual media (this is a separate license from the compulsory mechanical license).