Ace Diamond
Patti Mayonnaise
Believes in Adrian Veidt, as Should We All.
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Post by Ace Diamond on Jul 25, 2007 22:17:32 GMT -5
You know i only consider copying a riff "stealing" if the person denies they copied it when it's so damn blatant. This isn't really that blatant, like say, Vanilla Ice copying "Under Pressure" for "Ice Ice Baby" and then saying "no but it's one note see different"
That's more like stealing because you don't have the guts to say "yes i copied this riff because of..."
Especially if the songs are musically different apart from said riff.
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The OP
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
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Post by The OP on Jul 25, 2007 22:37:59 GMT -5
*deep breath* It depends. A song copyright is not the same as a recording contract. Usually only a foolish artist would sign away the rights to their songs as part of a record deal. However, in these cases if the label was to have somehow acquired the rights to the artists' songs, these could be transferred to a new label as part of a buyout, but only if that was the condition negotiated between the old owners and the new ones. *exhales* Is it wrong if I sell this post? Ahem. Where did you learn all this stuff? I am a songwriter myself, albeit an unsuccessful one up to this point. So I've read up on the subject quite a bit. I've actually even submitted my stuff for use in commercials and things like that, but so far I've been passed on everytime.
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