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  • From: "Greg London" <email AT greglondon.com>
  • To: "Discussion on the Creative Commons license drafts" <cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Cc: cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: derivative works question: "cover" songs
  • Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 15:43:03 -0500 (EST)


William Morgan said:
> What about songs (instrumentals or with lyrics) in the public domain?
> Can we still distribute recordings under a CC license?

You can cover Beethoven to your heart's content.
If someone performs beethoven and records it, that's their property.
but a recording of your own performance of beethoven is your property.







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