whats the legal use of sheet music?

Question by mark: whats the legal use of sheet music?
I want to use sheet music which i’ve found for a song recorded in 2003, i want to use the sheet music and create my own midi which i then would use to create my own cover version. My understanding is that this would be ok as long as i dont put the recording on the internet, attempt to sell or disturbute the song without prior permission from the copyright holders to the orginal, i could only send it to a record label or management company for the sole pupose of showcasing myself. Is this true or have I got it wrong, if I got picked up then a percentage of the profits from my recording would go to the copyright holders of the original is this correct? anyone have an answer?

Best answer:

Answer by byrde94
I’m not sure here, you have picked a very gray area, which will probably require a lawyer to answer

or at least a REAL music agent, not some id hanging around Y/A with no clue?

I personally think it would be illegal

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