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but wait f u guys derailing this into a sampling ethics thread hay I did a lot of LSDJ for this song >:(
People usually do in chip music. O_O
jk, 
u. I bought it.
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That's true.
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It's important to note though that covers/remixes are completely different copyright realms, too. When buying a mechanical license you're concerning the melody and arrangement, not the original recording, so you now are permissed to mechanically recreate the song. Meaning, no source material is used. If you want to use the original recording, you'd have to clear the sample of it. Maybe someone else on here can confirm/deny.
you are correct, sir.
Say Cutman, does the license you got ever like, expire? Is it limited to a number of downloads? We talked a bit about this before, but I feel this could be relevant material for all interested on this forum!
The license does it expire, it's based on the number of downloads and streams the song gets. For reference, I licensed 250 downloads and 2500 streams, which ran about $100. But as soon as it goes above those numbers, I'm obligated to buy more.
Hai friends. Purchasing a mechanical license is how one releases a cover song like this; there are no samples, and no copyright is being breached. I'm paying Deadmau5's publisher for every download and stream the song gets. Mechanical licenses can be purchased for nearly any commercially released song, through the Harry Fox Agency or through much more convenient, web-based company LimeLight.
I'll take this moment to dispel a common myth that not charging for something makes it legal; if you use uncleared samples or have written a cover song and haven't bought a mechanical license, you are technically breaching copyright. The way the Internet and music industry are changing will one day (I hope) allow this type of creativity within the law (in some countries, it is very close to legal). Despite continued efforts, Creative Commons has not been fully adopted into our countries legal system. I encourage any musician who writes cover songs to legally clear them by buying a mechanical license; if not for anything else for peace of mind.
And in respond to Saskrotch's comment about my Bandcamp, you must have overlooked the first two letters of my name ;3
cool, thanks for the info