Beat stores have become more popular as the possibilities of the digital world expand. Simply put, these are online shopping places where you can buy—and sometimes sell—preexisting rhythms. Many users, in networks such as Reddit, recommend plenty of links to access these sites. Some online experiences suggest that, whenever you feel like your song is…
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Beat stores and copyright go hand in hand, even if it doesn’t appear as such at first glance. The reason for the legality of this type of transaction, where a party purchases something that someone else produced, seems even obvious: everyone has the right to sell what they own. However, when it comes to these…
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There is an important number of myths about fair use going around in the digital arena. The Internet can be a very fruitful place because it is an insurmountable source of information, yet it’s also a site where half-truths and utter lies abound. When it comes to using music legally, the best idea is to…
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Another key concept when thinking of using music legally is that of public domain. Generally speaking, whenever someone says that a certain work is from the public domain, they’re saying that that piece is no longer under copyright protection. And that is true—for the most part. The idea is the correct one, but there are…
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Just as in the case of sampling and remix, copyright and mashup go hand in hand: it all runs down to using music legally. Given that, today, we’ve all the facilities to listen and produce music at the tip of our fingers, it might be tempting to get into the field of derivative creations. Sampling,…
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Just as in the case of sampling, remix, and mashup, copyright and interpolation go hand in hand: it all runs down to using music legally. The digital world offers a limitless array of options when it comes to creating music: you can find tracks, stems, loops, and beats that make your own tunes the extraordinary…
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Watching a video on Youtube, or a clip on TikTok, have you ever wondered how copyright and cover coexist? I would argue that, in Youtube’s infancy, one of the most popular ways in which emerging artists came into popularity has to do with the production of covers. In this contemporary economy, in which even the…
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This is the second part of our article on Cover Copyright. Cover Copyright: Step 3 (cont’d) Since the point of getting to all this trouble is not only to be respectful to your musician peers, but also to get the economic reward, you must then unlock your royalties. If done correctly, your cover can become…
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Cover copyright is an indispensable tool whenever you’re delving into the intricate world of music promotion, in particular if you’re an emerging artist. This entry is part of our series on copyrights and derivative works, which include sampling, remix, mashup, and interpolation. When writing the cover portion of this series it came to our attention…
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Copyright basics are an essential topic for anyone who’s interested in music production and, thus, its promotion. Here’s the thing: there’s no easy way to comprehend everything that this theme entails in one sitting. However, that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to understand; it just means that we have to break it down. For this reason,…
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