What are the current legal requirements for legally clearing a cover song that my college band recorded and wants to distribute digitally on Apple Music and Spotify?
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What are the current legal requirements for legally clearing a cover song that my college band recorded and wants to distribute digitally on Apple Music and Spotify?
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2026 U.S. Copyright Office compulsory mechanical license cover songs Section 115 requirements notice of intention royalties digital streamingGoogle ↗
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2026 cover song licensing Spotify Apple Music distributor mechanical license requirements DistroKid TuneCore CD Baby officialGoogle ↗
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17 USC 115 compulsory license musical works cover recording arrangement limitations notice of intention current statuteGoogle ↗
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2026 U.S. Copyright Office compulsory mechanical license cover songs Section 115 requirements notice of intention royalties digital streaming Google ↗
2026 cover song licensing Spotify Apple Music distributor mechanical license requirements DistroKid TuneCore CD Baby official Google ↗
17 USC 115 compulsory license musical works cover recording arrangement limitations notice of intention current statute Google ↗
- What Musicians Should Know about Copyright · copyright.gov
- Exhibit Artifact Highlights · copyright.gov
- 17 U.S. Code § 115 - Scope of exclusive rights in nondramatic musical works: Compulsory license for making and distributing phonorecords | U.S. Code | US Law · law.cornell.edu
- Uploading Cover Songs to DistroKid · support.distrokid.com
- DSP FAQs · themlc.com
- Can I release a cover song through CD Baby? · support.cdbaby.com
- Music Licensing Modernization · copyright.gov
- Official website · easysong.com
- Official website · harryfox.com
- What types of uses does a Cover Song License allow? · support.easysong.com
- Learn about streaming mechanical royalties · themlc.com
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| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
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2026 U.S. Copyright Office compulsory mechanical license cover songs Section 115 requirements notice of intention royalties digital streaming OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
2026 cover song licensing Spotify Apple Music distributor mechanical license requirements DistroKid TuneCore CD Baby official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
17 USC 115 compulsory license musical works cover recording arrangement limitations notice of intention current statute OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 |