Because there’s a set of copyrights to protect the writers of songs for the lyrics/melody that they've created, you can receive a claim if you sing a song a cappella (regardless of the quality of your vocals--although, tbh, we were impressed). More info: http://goo.gl/ESkbsb
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This just isn’t true. Covers of songs are 100% legal. This could truly be considered a cover legally. he wasn’t sampling any of the source material. These copyright claims are ridiculous and would never hold up in a court of law.
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Why do you say it just isn't true? It is. Cover songs need a 'mechanical license': https://bit.ly/2U21sCw Also: https://bit.ly/2CI6YE3 Cover songs are not fair use and neither are remixes. You can do it but expect to be claimed.
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Did he use the whole song? If not. It's fair use. Did the song take over the full video? If not, it should be regarded as transformative, and thus no individual company should claim a full video when less than 5% is their copyright. Maybe not the legal definition but it should be
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No, length doesn't matter. Try find a single source that says 5 seconds is okay or anything like that. 'Transformative' for a song means 'cover', and you need a mechanical license for covers. I agree it shouldn't be like this, but it is, and being misinformed is dangerous.
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