[OutVoice] Doing covers legally

[Jay Spears]

Hey Freddy --

I'm putting a cover tune on my new CD.  I paid $89 for the "compulsory 
license" at Harry Fox ( http://harryfox.com/index.jsp ), and I'll pay a 
royalty for every CD I sell.  I know I would want anyone who wants to 
cover one of my tunes to do the same, no matter how "small" they think 
they are.  Besides, I LOVE the song I'm covering, and would love to 
give the songwriter some money for his work.  I want people to do the 
same for me!

Besides, why not think big, & play like the big boys play?  No one is 
smaller than me right now -- but just you wait, maybe this very cover 
tune will help drive my new album, as the Beatles used to dream before 
they were big, "to the toppermost of the poppermost".

That's my tuppence.

Cheers, bro!

Jay

Jay Spears
Boy Howdy!
jay at jayspears.com
http://www.jayspears.com

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