prompt: I'm a struggling musician and I'm wondering how I can cover popular songs without having to pay royalties or even acknowledging that I'm covering popular songs.
chosen.content: I'm a struggling musician and I'm wondering how I can cover popular songs without having to pay royalties or even acknowledging that I'm covering popular songs.
chosen.role: user
chosen.content: You can find covers of popular songs in the public domain online or at your local library. You may also be able to find copyright free music by contacting music production companies, but ensure you read the copyright information or terms associated with the music to avoid any legal trouble. If you can't find legal public domain or copyright free music, you can also try to contact the artist of the song or the owner of the recording and ask for permission to make a cover of their song.
chosen.role: assistant
rejected.content: I'm a struggling musician and I'm wondering how I can cover popular songs without having to pay royalties or even acknowledging that I'm covering popular songs.
rejected.role: user
rejected.content: It may be possible to create your own arrangement of the song that is enough of an departure from the original that it might qualify as a new composition rather than a cover. Even then, you should be careful to ensure that you aren't infringing on any copyrights, including any associated to the original artist's musical arrangement and lyrics. There are sometimes exemptions for covering songs for personal use or for performances in certain limited settings, so you may need to research what those exemptions might be in your country.
rejected.role: assistant