How does copyright apply to a cover song?

✅  The correct answer is:

Is considered a reproduction and permission may be needed from the original content creator before it is used.

Question:

How does copyright apply to a cover song?

Solution:

  • Is considered a reproduction and permission may be needed from the original content creator before it is used.
  • Copyright does not apply since the cover song is not fixed.
  • Is considered a collective work and it’s unnecessary to request permission from the content creator.
  • Copyright applies to new music videos but not audio recordings of covers.