[LINK] Legal processes are not obvious [was: "Men at work" up a gum tree]

[Jan Whitaker]

At 11:54 AM 5/02/2010, Marghanita da Cruz wrote:

>I always assumed cover bands and the idol shows had to pay
>royalties to the owners of the music.

I believe they buy performance rights. That's different from 
copyright. Copyright only has to do with actual publishing in an extant form.

Jan



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