Here's how I would do it. First I would find out who owns the copyright. If you can license all of them thru Harry Fox so much the better. If not find out who you need to obtain the license from.

If you license the songs thru Harry Fox I believe you will have to pay the current Statutory Rate.

After determining who you have to notify for each song get your product finished and ready to go. After you are satisfied that you are going to release your selected cover songs notify each copyright owner or Harry Fox if they have the songs of your intention to release those songs.

The copyright owner will need to know a few things such as the Artist, the Record Label, Name of the song, length of the song, number of copies you will produce, etc. They may ask to hear your rendition of the song.

After a song is recorded and released anyone may cover the song by paying the mechanical license fee.

If the copyright holder, usually a publisher, won't issue you a license you can obtain a compulsory license thru the U.S. Copyright Office.

Last edited by Ray E. Strode; 07/27/07 12:20 PM.
Ray E. Strode