Hi, all. So I am a South African living abroad, and I have a question. See, I’m an amateur musician, and I want to record a cover of the song “Blou Blou Lug” by Seeleeu Leipoldt for my next album. The problem is that I can’t seem to find out how to navigate the copyright situation. I don’t want to step on anyone’s toes here. Is there a database somewhere that I can search to figure out who owns this song?
TL;DR: I need info on the copyright of an old Afrikaans song for the purpose of releasing a cover version.
Looks like it was released by Wildebeest Records https://musicbrainz.org/release/d44e9f03-62f5-4d2a-a7c1-f8b6717cdeee Which was founded by Eckard Potgieter https://www.discogs.com/label/90397-Wildebeest-Records
Perhaps you can find his contact details somewhere?
Hi. The album was just published. Check it out:
Thank you so much. This really helps me. You are a godsend.
Let us know what he says
Another update: Seeleeu Leipoldt replied to my Facebook message yesterday. He says all he wants is songwriting credit. So it’s going on the album. I’ll post a link here when it’s ready to publish.
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I did send him an email, but I haven’t had a response yet. I’ll keep you updated if he gets back to me.
Okay, so I sent an email to Eckard Potgieter, but he has not replied. I also found the Seeleeu Leipoldt Band on Facebook and sent them a message, but I didn’t get a reply from them either. So I guess it’s not happening any time soon. God, I hate copyright. It’s just so frustrating. But either way, the album is going forward, and I already have ten songs recorded for it. I’ll definitely post it to this group when I release it.
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No idea, but what a great plan! Good luck!
