Hallelujah Rights

[Seraph0000]

Who owns the rights to the song "Hallelujah"? There have been many versions of it. I know Leonard Cohen was the original composer/singer dude. How do people get the rights to record this song? Do they buy the rights or has the copyright expired? Anyone know?

I just wanted to record it myself and was curious.

[ilikecookies]

i would try google

[Seraph0000]

I did... I've searched a couple times, but I must not be typing in the right thing... or Google is mad at me. Google hardly fails me. Maybe I've been working him to hard.

[WesScog]

I assume they get the rights like most any song, they get the reproduction rights from the Record Company that owns the song.

[Citrus]

I think this is the guy...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messiah_%28Handel%29#Hallelujah

[17thletterfilms]

Mozart did an "Alleluia" that might be public domain now.

[Fisherking]

The Leonard Cohen song, not the Handel oratorio? Not exactly certain, but the specific album it was on was distributed by Columbia Records (http://columbiarecords.com/) (whom are owned by Sony BMG (http://www.sonybmg.com/)). I'd contract them.