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Do You Need Permission to Cover a Song?

Covering a song can boost visibility and creativity, but it also raises important copyright questions. This guide explains when you need permission to record, post, or perform a cover, how licenses work, and what can happen if you skip the legal steps.

December 24, 2025

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Lawsuit Over “We Shall Overcome” Protest Song Can Move Forward

The Richmond Organization and its subsidiary Ludlow Music, Inc., seeking a declaratory judgment on whether “We Shall Overcome” is in the public domain.

November 29, 2016

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Big Names in Music Industry Sue Website to Stop Conversion of Streamed Music

Piracy seems to be the music industry’s hydra monster, the mythical beast with regenerating heads: every time it gets a handle on one mode of unauthorized distribution, another one pops up.

November 08, 2016

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Singer Ed Sheeran Sued for Copyright Infringement for the Second Time This Year

Just two months after British singer Ed Sheeran was sued by two songwriters for $20 million in a copyright infringement complaint over his song “Photograph,” he’s being sued again over “Thinking Out Loud.”

August 30, 2016

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Former Member of The Fugees Sues Showtime for Copyright Infringement

Pras Michel, co-founder and former member of 90’s rap group The Fugees, has filed a lawsuit against Showtime over Sweet Micky for President, a documentary he produced. Michel alleges that the cable network has been airing the film on TV and online without his permission.

August 02, 2016

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Kanye West Beats Trademark Suit Over 2015 Film

A New York federal judge has dismissed a trademark suit from Latin band Loisaidas against Kanye West and Damon “Dame” Dash for their film of the same name.

July 26, 2016

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Singer Ed Sheeran Sued for Copyright Infringement

English pop singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is being sued in the United States District Court for the Central District of California over “Photograph,” from his 2014 album x (said as “multiply”).

July 05, 2016

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