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But the reason that PG, and Notes Norton get away with selling files that can be used for cover songs is that they do not consist of melody lines, but only have chords. Chord structures can not be copy written, only melody lines can. Because chords can be played for more than one song. That is why it says "in the style off".



Interesting thought. I'd like to build on it...

The discussion of cover songs goes in many directions. On one hand, BIAB/RB makes it very easy to enter the chords to a well-known song and assign a different style to it for a fresh-sounding version of the song. We could all do that all day long (though some would do it better than others)

Another, more elusive side of the topic concerns how to use PGMusic products to nail the sound of a cover song... and then share the trick with others. (without causing legal problems for PGMusic)

It might be fun to start a thread called IN THE STYLE OF to see what tips, tricks and techniques people come up with to capture the sound of various covers. The trick would be to avoid the melody and lyrics of specific songs, substituting something else. Or you could present it as a backing track, thereby omitting both melody and lyrics... (good idea to omit signature riffs too)

You wouldn't even have to name the song, just say "here's a song in the style of (insert artist here)" for example, and it would be obvious which song you were emulating. Having done that, you could then proceed to reveal which real tracks you used, which playalong guitars and effects were used etc

As noted above, I believe this approach has allowed Notes Norton and PGMusic to do what they do without violating any laws, so it should work for us too. If anybody at PGMusic thinks this is a bad idea, now might be a good time to speak up.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ey71h8ep047758h/AAC12jNM0Hz9Q8zsh5iDeqNHa?dl=0