George,
Yes. There are two major points that copyright protects against. The
first is, performance rights (you're safe here) which covers a band
playing the song live and the other is the mechanical rights (the right
to record a song) this is where you may get hit. The reality is that you
do not need to make money from a copyrighted song to need to get
permission, you always need permission.
Gary Stewart
Pravda Records Group
George wrote:
> If a band records a cover song and puts it on their website - is it a
> copyright infringement and can they get in trouble over it. New band
> from Ireland to launch website soon and I will tell ye all about
> it.....
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