Horrible Karaoke of Really Old Song: Monetizable?

[Munchito696]

^This...
And you have to remember that multiple peoples rights are involved...

Beethoven's compositions are public domain, anyone can use them, but I can't go out and record an orchestra playing Beethoven and publish this recording. That would violate the rights of the orchestra. Same in this case, you'd also need permission by the performer.

There can also be different owners of the music and the lyrics. I ran into this when I wanted to use carol of the bells for my advent calendar video. The lyrics are still copyrighted, but the music is older and is public domain, so I used a (horrible) acapella-la-lalala-version, that I "sang" myself. (And researching the whole copyright situation of that one song probably cost me more time than researching all the Christmas facts for the calendar...)

Well I'll never see this guy again because it was in a random bar in Maryland and you never get a very clear view of his face at all because it's dark and crowded

 

[JustSomeGermanDude]

Well I'll never see this guy again because it was in a random bar in Maryland and you never get a very clear view of his face at all because it's dark and crowded

That doesn't change the copyright situation. Only the chances to get caught. Copyright usage decisions are often made by weighing law vs. chance to get caught though...