Can artists stop people from covering their songs?

The trend for instant cover versions entering the charts at the same time as the originals is robbing performers of royaltiesLast Sunday, David Guetta's When Love Takes Over debuted at No 7 in the charts. Further down, a cover of the song sat at No 22. The cover, which sounds so similar to the original that some people might have mistaken the two, is released by Airi L. I haven't been able to find out that much about this guy (or girl?) apart from that they are Finnish and record hi-energy track...

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