Uploading Covers -- Permission?

[Birdinator99]

Hi, just want a quick clarification on the rules for uploading covers here. When I say "cover", I mean I recreated another person's song with my own instruments/ideas/etc. but did not use any sample of the original song in the process.

The text on the audio project "publication details" page reads:

Remixes & Covers: If your song is a cover or remix, it must be done with the permission of the original artist and must not be for a song that is represented by a major label or licensing agency. We are unable to host this sort of material.

But the text from the "audio guidelines" page from the NG wiki reads:

Note: COVERS of existing copyrighted songs are currently accepted as long as they don't contain ANY samples from the original song - vocals, instruments, sound effects, etc. It is still recommended to perform covers with permission.

So my question is, do I need permission from the original artist to upload a cover of their song here or not (i.e. is it mandatory, or optional, but recommended)? I won't be making any money from this, it's purely for the fun of it.

Thanks!

[Ultramartyr]

that's some strange conflicting information there. to my knowledge, you don't need any sort of permission to post a cover, as long as every sound you use is original. i have several covers from bands represented by major music labels, never gotten any grief for it.

[ForgottenDawn]

At 11/4/16 11:16 PM, Dem0lecule wrote: i don't think people would copyright strike you unless you were some big label.

just to be safe, there are great public domain pictures that you could use, https://pixabay.com/ (thnx @ForgottenDawn)

https://pixabay.com
http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/
http://publicdomainarchive.com/
http://www.public-domain-photos.com/
http://www.sxc.hu/
http://www.flickr.com/

As a general rule of thumb, be sure to always check the exact licensing for the picture you want to download. ;)

Have fun

[Birdinator99]

At 11/5/16 09:28 AM, ForgottenDawn wrote:

At 11/4/16 11:16 PM, Dem0lecule wrote: i don't think people would copyright strike you unless you were some big label.

just to be safe, there are great public domain pictures that you could use, https://pixabay.com/ (thnx @ForgottenDawn)

https://pixabay.com
http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/
http://publicdomainarchive.com/
http://www.public-domain-photos.com/
http://www.sxc.hu/
http://www.flickr.com/

As a general rule of thumb, be sure to always check the exact licensing for the picture you want to download. ;)

Have fun

Guys, while I appreciate the help, I wasn't referring to the actual cover picture of an album, I meant that I made a piece of music that is a cover of another piece of music. My question concerns the uploading of music.

[DEM0NW0LF]

The current consensus is that if you made all the parts yourself, it's good to go.

[Birdinator99]

At 11/5/16 04:28 PM, Demon-Wolf wrote: The current consensus is that if you made all the parts yourself, it's good to go.

Sounds good, thanks.