COPYRIGHT
When dealing with remixed music there are some issues within current copyright law. One area is the fact that remixes are derivative works meaning they take other artists songs and all music released for consumers has copyright protection, requiring the permission of the original artist first.
To follow the legal procedure, you must buy a copy of the song and then obtain permission from the copyright holder. There will be copyrights for the song and for the master recording and you need permission from both copyright holders to legally remix a copyright protected song. The last step is to make a record of permission that requires a written account that you have been granted permission from the copyright holder.
After this the remix, still can't be played unless there is registration with the performance rights society to be able to play the remix in a place of business or where there is money being made from the remix. For people making remixes for fun these problems are not a worry but when the remix enters commercial success, copyright permission is required.
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