The Beatles

Jeff - Another amazing cover. You could have been in Beatlemania!
Would you be so kind as to tell me what I must do to obtain a license for a cover? (Lace and Hugo - feel free to chime in since I know you do covers too)
Does it involve registering on "Songfile" at the Harry Fox agency? If it does and you find the name of the song you want to do, what then? Do you pay a one time fee? The info below has me baffled. I have a few Dylan covers that I'm dying to post but I know I need the license. How the hell do I start?
#2 seems especially daunting. Please enlighten me. It can't be as complex as it looks. Or is it? Can I post the songs while the license is pending? (wishful thinking)
Can I assume that IAC is "1E"? I'm not selling any songs and I'm not selling any CD's with covers on them. All I want to do is put a some free non-downloadable covers on my artist page for the sole purpose of sharing them with listeners.

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Duane Flock

4/15/2010 8:17:49 PM ---- Updated 4/15/2010 8:23:10 PM

Very nice rendition Jeff. I listened to a few of your tunes earlier on your page and I can really hear the Beatle influence in your writing. I'll go back and visit later to grab a tune for a station.
I need to do a video like that myself.

Good job dude!
D.

Reply to Richard;
It's really very simple. You pay a one time fee based on the amount of Projected Sales. I didn't plan on selling anything so I spent about $25 bucks per song for one year. When you go on the Harry Fox site, it will break everything down for you. The fee is basically to Cover everyone's ass. They have a very large list of tunes and if the tune you want to cover isn't on the list, you can bet the original owner of the copyright doesn't want you to cover it. I'm not sure but I think they have the right to refuse your rendition also based on the owners choice.

You should have no problems though. I'd like to hear a couple of your covers.

D.

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