theatre4life
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song copyright rules/lawsso, this is sort of a random question but i wanted to see how much truth is behind a statement that a friend made to me. i was told not so long ago that someone could take a song - even say from a musical - and as long as they change at least 20% of the song, they can claim it as their own. is this true - even with copywritten songs?? it just seems like songs could be ripped off left and right - especially with a good thesaurus.
thanks in advace.
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Astonishingg
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False.
Who can even judge 20 percent of a song? What does that include? Lyrics? Melody? Harmony? Accompaniment? Chord Progression? Dynamics?
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theatre4life
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| Astonishingg wrote: | False.
Who can even judge 20 percent of a song? What does that include? Lyrics? Melody? Harmony? Accompaniment? Chord Progression? Dynamics? |
ah. didnt think that sounded all too accurate.
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Jim Colyer
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Every song is influenced by every other song. And every song influences every other song. It is hard to tell unless the rip off is very obvious.
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wtfchuck
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Lyrics and music cannot be stolen very easily. But style and mood/meaning of songs is often ripped-off
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Jim Colyer
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You always hear that titles and ideas cannot be copyrighted.
But I know this dude in nashville who takes other people's songs and re-writes them and puts his name on them. That is unethical.
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