I think that you would probably be okay to play the “Father Robert” song, as I believe that the laws regarding “Parody” would cover your version of the song. As far as I understand (not being a lawyer, obviously) you can play a parody version of a song without the clearance of the original song’s author. I believe this is what keeps Weird Al and Dr. Demento out of the courts :)
katherine
02 April 2009, 8:39 pm
Wow, the way things are going in terms of communal podcasting and all the talk about it, I’m going to have *nothing* new to talk about at PAB :-) An interesting place to be…
29 March 2009, 11:52 pm
Hey guys great episode!
I think that you would probably be okay to play the “Father Robert” song, as I believe that the laws regarding “Parody” would cover your version of the song. As far as I understand (not being a lawyer, obviously) you can play a parody version of a song without the clearance of the original song’s author. I believe this is what keeps Weird Al and Dr. Demento out of the courts :)
02 April 2009, 8:39 pm
Wow, the way things are going in terms of communal podcasting and all the talk about it, I’m going to have *nothing* new to talk about at PAB :-) An interesting place to be…