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A comment on The Weirdly Enduring Appeal of Weird Al Yankovic. Parent comment

Re:The Weirdly Enduring Appeal of Weird Al Yankovic by bdowling on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @05:29AM (#22864081)
You’re right and I should have been more clear. Yankovic does need a license, but not permission because the compulsory license scheme for “covers” would suffice.
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Re:The Weirdly Enduring Appeal of Weird Al Yankovic by aidenn0 on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @12:40PM (#22868094)
The compulsory licensing for covers may not apply if it is not true to the original spirit of the song.
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