Maarten Baute wrote:
I noticed that the rotating assembly's "mess i made" (appears on the
natural
aspirations album) is a cover of a song originally written by ltg exchange
(listen here: http://music.rushhour.nl/shop/31185.mp3). I didn't notice any
credits on the vinyl sleeve of the natural aspirations album. That makes it
stealing, right? I thought that when covering a song, you always should
mention the original composer. Jurren?
stealing isn't really the right word, but if you use someone elses
composition, you will need approval of the composer (assuming the composer
still owns the rights to the composition) to perform or record the
performance of the composition. i don't know if the rotating assembly has
received permission to cover the song.
under Dutch law the composer is entitled to being credited as the author of
the composition (article 25 Dutch Copyright Act). so it is up to the
composer to decide whether or not he/she wants to be credited. (not
mentioning the original composer is "ok" as long as the composer does not
complain). dunno if it is the same way in the USA.
jurren
