Legal analysis: If you cover someone else’s song and perform a cover program for general benefit without charging fees from the public or paying the performer, you can do so without the permission of the copyright holder and without paying the remuneration to the performer. . However, using other people's songs to participate in commercial competitions, conduct live TV broadcasts, shoot MVs, etc. for commercial purposes without authorization involves infringement, including singing in bars and disseminating singer cover videos online, etc., which may involve infringement.

Legal basis: "Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China"

Article 24 Under the following circumstances, works may be used without the permission of the copyright owner, and no copyright owner shall Remuneration should be paid, but the name of the author and the title of the work should be specified, and the normal use of the work should not be affected, nor should the legitimate rights and interests of the copyright owner be reasonably damaged:

(1) For personal study and research Or appreciate or use the published works of others;

(2) To introduce or comment on a certain work or explain a certain issue, appropriately quote the published works of others in the work;

(3) In order to report news, it is inevitable to reproduce or quote published works in newspapers, periodicals, radio stations, television stations and other media;

(4) Newspapers, periodicals, radio stations, television stations, etc. The media publishes or broadcasts current affairs articles on political, economic, and religious issues that have been published by other newspapers, periodicals, radio stations, television stations, etc., except where the copyright owner has stated that they are not allowed to be published or broadcast;

(five ) Newspapers, periodicals, radio stations, television stations and other media publish or broadcast speeches delivered at public gatherings, except where the author declares that they are not allowed to be published or broadcast;

(6) For school classroom teaching or scientific research, Translate, adapt, assemble, broadcast or reproduce in small quantities published works for use by teaching or scientific researchers, but shall not publish or distribute them;

(7) State agencies use published works within a reasonable scope for the purpose of performing official duties Works;

(8) Libraries, archives, memorial halls, museums, art galleries, cultural centers, etc., reproduce works collected by the library for the purpose of display or preservation of versions;

( 9) Performing published works for free, the performance does not charge fees to the public, does not pay the performers, and is not for profit; Copying, painting, photographing, and videotaping the artistic works in the place;

(11) Translating the works created in the national common language and written characters that have been published by Chinese citizens, legal persons, or unincorporated organizations into the languages ??of ethnic minorities The works are published and distributed domestically;

(12) Provide published works to people with dyslexia in an accessible way that they can perceive;

(13) Laws and administrative regulations Other circumstances specified.

The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall apply to restrictions on rights related to copyright.

Article 38 When performing using other people’s works, the performer shall obtain permission from the copyright owner and pay remuneration. The performance organizer organizes the performance, obtains permission from the copyright holder, and pays remuneration.