mjbphotos
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I know you need to pay for the rights to use a cover song on a commercial release - but what about when you are not releasing the song commercially?
Posting a cover song on youtube or soundcloud for a contest, or for mixing critiques?
I was trying NOT to argue with someone the other day at my songwriting group about it - she pays for the rights, yet only puts these cover songs on places like Reverbnation and Bandmix, not for sale anywhere. She was insisting that since they can be 'streamed' from those places, she should (and does) pay.
Posting a cover song on youtube or soundcloud for a contest, or for mixing critiques?
I was trying NOT to argue with someone the other day at my songwriting group about it - she pays for the rights, yet only puts these cover songs on places like Reverbnation and Bandmix, not for sale anywhere. She was insisting that since they can be 'streamed' from those places, she should (and does) pay.