Chuck Denison's Page

"The earlier posts are all correct as far as I know.  I have also heard, but don't know for sure -- that as long as you are not selling any of these covered songs, you have no commercial interest, so can probably skate legal…"

"I usually try to  go right to the source and ask the people, or original authors, also  a web link is LImeLight ...."

"Hey Rick- These are two great links and a great response. I looked all over for an easy way to register and didn't find these. What a time saver!"

"First off, the odds of anyone taking issue with the posting of your version of a cover tune on your website are slim, very slim! That being said…if you want to play by the rules and let’s face it, songwriters are what make music more…"

"It would be a pain if they caught you though ($750-$30K per infringed song, plus the legal costs). The cost per stream (which is how they would assess royalties) is not that much, but there is a cost. I believe you can go through ASCAP or BMI as…"

"You play a lot of nylon then -- jazz or classical?"

"V, No Problem -- we will try again soon, still don't have a regular bass player. thanks, CD"

"Strictly speaking, it is a violation unless you go to Harry Fox ( http://www.harryfox.com/index.jsp ) and pay for a License but usually you are under the radar unless you get lot's of airplay or enter the songs in a competition...R.R."

"Not a clue. I'd like to know the answer to this as well. I don't know the legality of covers at all."

"You're the best"