Remixing a song

charlie morgan

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Hey im just wondering if i made a remix of somebodys song and just used the chords but made the song completly different and used two words out the chorus in my voice
Would it be aloud to be played on the radio or do i need to pay the artist/producer?
 
you can use any chord progression you want - they cannot be copyrighted

as for using the words it depends on if those words are the signature phrase in the original or not; i.e. if those words are what everyone recognises about that song

as with chord progressions, individual words cannot be copyrighted (they can be trademarked which is why some companies can use single words to identify themselves, e.g. Apple)
 
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