Anyone got a Hague Connection?

[kosmo vinyl]

This is a serious crime against humanity...
 
 Limp Bizkit is going to cover The Verve's "Bittersweet Symphony" for thier upcoming "greatest" hits release.  Can anyone think of a more horrible thing?  
 
 In fact there is...
 
 According to Billboard, the Bizkit will "merge" the song with their version of Motley Crue's "Home Sweet Home".
 
 Why would approval be given to such a thing... Ashcroft maybe hard up for the cash the royalities would bring in, but Jagger/Richards certain aren't.

[Frank Gallagher]

Yes, I get a huge erection!

[beetsnotbeats]

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  Why would approval be given to such a thing... Ashcroft maybe hard up for the cash the royalities would bring in, but Jagger/Richards certain aren't.

They don't need approval. Copyright law allows anyone to cover any song once the originator has published it himself/herself.

[kosmo vinyl]

i've heard of instances where artists have denied the release of a cover version of their song... they are rare as Prince did it once.  i don't think one can be stopped from doing a cover in a live setting, but the actual release can be held up...
 
 it's  also possible it's a courtesy thing as well to get the orginial artist approval...

[Venerable Bede]

i thought all royalities from bittersweet symphony went to the stones.

[vansmack]

Originally posted by beetsnotbeats:
  They don't need approval. Copyright law allows anyone to cover any song once the originator has published it himself/herself.

Yes and no.  You'll need a Mechanical License for the song itself, a Master License if you wish to reprint the lyrics in the sleeve, and a seperate digital license if you are going to sell MP3's, AAC, WMA, etc.  These can be obtained from the artists licensing rep and are generally approved.  You pay a licensing fee and then split royalties 50/50.  If you don't get the license ahead of time (enter The Verve), you pay penalties and lose all rights to royalties from the songs.
 
 If you change the song so much that it is no longer recognizable as the original artists work, then the original copyright holder can deny the cover (this is what Prince did), otherwise, yes, you can cover anybody with little option for the original copyright holder.

[pip]

Limp Bizkit should have been locked up when they came out with their atrocious cover of "Behind Blue Eyes".

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  Anyone got a Hague Connection?  

Isn't there a Hague Connection at Tysons Corner, next to the Hot Topic?

[kosmo vinyl]

Seriously can't we get Bono on this or something...
 
 Not only do they rip of two classic album covers but, Saves the Day doing "Sonic Reducer", Thrice doing "Seeing Red/Screaming at a Wall", and I can only imagine how much I'd puke on hearing Thursday do "Ever Fallen In Love"...
 
    <img src="http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drh000/h047/h04795abwgi.jpg" alt=" - " />
 1. Senses Fail - Institutionalized
 2. Taking Back Sunday - Suburban Home / I Like Food
 3. My Chemical Romance - Astro Zombies
 4. Emanuel - Search and Destroy
 5. Saves The Day - Sonic Reducer
 6. Dropkick Murphys - Who Is Who
 7. Thrice - Seeing Red/Screaming At A Wall
 8. The Bled - House of Suffering
 9. Hot Snakes - Time To Escape
 10. Fall Out Boy - Start Today
 11. Alkaline Trio - Wash Away
 12. Thursday - Ever Fallen In Love
 13. From Autumn To Ashes - Lets Have A War
 14. Rise Against - Fix Me

[chaz]

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
  i thought all royalities from bittersweet symphony went to the stones.

I'm pretty sure you're right.

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  it's  also possible it's a courtesy thing as well to get the orginial artist approval...

And Fred Durst is nothing if not courteous.

[twelsh737]

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
 
 10. Fall Out Boy - Start Today
 

While I found the whole album disturbing, this song really touches a nerve. It would be worse if Honda wasn't using a CIV song in a commercial already.