Members Themetallikid Posted October 16, 2006 Members Share Posted October 16, 2006 ok, so my buddies and friends have pretty much convinced me I should do a parody cd of rock songs. sorta Weird Al'ish but more modern rock and such. I'm curious about the legalities of such. I know to do a cover of a song you need to pay like 9 cents a song with like a minimum of 500 copies, but do parodies apply the same way? Anyone with experience/knowledge of this chime in. It would be something fun to sell at shows and on the side, maybe make a small profit per cd, but mostly for fun. __________________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members potaetoes Posted October 16, 2006 Members Share Posted October 16, 2006 ever hear of the band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes? that's all they do, and that's all they have ever done. they take songs from all over the pop charts, and punkify them. i don't think they've ever actually written a single song. i bet if you emailed them, they'd give you some info. they're pretty nice dudes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mercedesrules Posted October 16, 2006 Members Share Posted October 16, 2006 In general, there are two parts to a song: the lyrics and the melody. If you write entirely new lyrics to an existing copyrighted melody I think you would only have to pay royalties to the music composer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Themetallikid Posted October 16, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 16, 2006 I'll check them out if I get a chance, otherwise anyone else have any info? i wouldnt be duplicating lyrics, I'd only be copying the music and rewriting the lyrics to more funny adult humor... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members potaetoes Posted October 16, 2006 Members Share Posted October 16, 2006 btw, here's their website. http://www.gimmegimmes.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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