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Is it legal to remake a song?
Anyone can cover anyone else's song, and its creator cannot say no (that's the compulsory part). But if you do cover a song, you must pay a royalty to the song's creator (that's the licensing part). ... These days, getting a mechanical license to reproduce a song is incredibly simple.
What does it mean to recreate a song?
In popular music, a cover version, remake, cover song, revival, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording by someone other than the original performer or composer of a song.
