Herb, technology such as content ID is rapidly changing the landscape for recording cover songs. Right now, you can post a popular cover song to YouTube and the content Id system will most of the time pick this up and reimburse the copyright holder.

Thinks are changing rapidly. You no longer have to have a relationship to the music establishment (eg publisher) to make a name in the new model. Many artists have launched their careers by posting covers on YouTube.

I personally would love people to cover my songs and post them to YouTube.

Just my 2 cents worth..

Edited to add: I know the technology is not yet perfect but we should not ignore that it is on the way and it is most likely going to change the landscape for cover songs published on other platforms.

For most musicians obscurity is a much bigger threat than theft.

Last edited by JosieC; 09/08/16 06:43 PM.
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