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Ask a Lawyer QuestionCountry: United States of AmericaState: Texas I am the public relations director for a band. The group writes all their own music, but one person (the guitarist) mainly writes all the lyrics. Now the band is beginning to have problems with the guitarist believing he gets to run everything how he wants since he writes the lyrics. My question is if the band copyrights the songs under the band name, will the guitarist be able to tell them they can't play the songs if the band chooses another guitarist, or is there any way they can protect the songs so that the band can play them, especially since some have already been recorded and distributed on a demo cd? AnswerNortmally the band can still play and use them if the band has the copyright...How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Switchblade Kittens' punky girl-centric version of ``My Heart Will Go On'' - Celine Dion's multimillion-selling love theme from ``Titanic'' - currently is in the hands of lawyers who must work out fair use rights before the inspired high-concept cover version can be issued to commercial radio. The legislative history includes statements that indicate some works have no fair use rights such as standardized tests, workbooks, answer sheets, and the like (S. Many copyright warnings ignore consumer fair use rights and should be modified to reflect the true rights of consumers who lawfully acquire audio and video content. |
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