[cc-licenses] Is a cover of a song a derivative work?
Guy Johnston
guydjohnston at googlemail.com
Wed Aug 1 15:42:21 EDT 2007
Hi, if a song (the composition, not a recording) is licensed under a CC licence which prohibits
derivative works, does anyone know if performing a cover version of it would legally be seen as
simply a copy of it, and therefore allowed, or as a derivative work and therefore not allowed? I
think that's quite an ambiguous case, and I'd guess that performing it accurately would be seen as a
copy, but a recording of that performance would be seen as a derivative work.
Thanks,
Guy
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