Today I’ll be answering if you’re allowed to write new lyrics to a copyrighted song.
Am I allowed to write new lyrics to a copyrighted song?
Yes. Learn what a copyright is. There’s been plenty of musicians that went through copyright procedures to get a song cleared. We’ll look at one that’s infamous for it. To understand your rights as an artist, it’ll be in your best interest to know the zone of making a parody or sampling a song (both are protected under this act).
The Weird Al Example
Weird Al Yankovich was a popular artist that blew up who’s an expert at copyright etiquette.
Copyright Observation
The first info you’re going to want to understand is copyright laws.
Parodies
A parody is a separate category (its own in fact) in its own rights as a song.
Song Samples
Working deals out in where a older beat gets partial credits for a redesign of their original is song sampling done right.
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