In a move that is sure to make legislators around the world stand up and take notice, the French Senate recently sent a clear message to those engaged in illegal…
Category: Music Industry
Sampling a Song can be Fair Use, Rules US Court
On August 8, 2008, a US Court ruled that fair use can be used as a defence to the copyright infringement of sound recordings. In this case, EMI Records, the…
"Functionally voluntary" music may lead to blanket licenses
The music industry which includes songwriters, performers, publishers and music labels, believes it is increasingly being shortchanged through technological advances, namely the internet and applicable software, which facilitate the sharing,…
I Swear – I never inhaled!
Is online music downloading to the new millennium what marijuana was to the 1960s? It seems like nearly everyone is doing it and most have some way of legitimizing it. …
Steal This Hook
The DJ Girl Talk has won media attention for his new album “Feed the animals”. Besides positive reviews, Girl Talk has been put at the forefront of a phenomenon that…
Life after CCH: Flexibility or Uncertainty?
In a controversial decision, the Supreme Court of the State of New York held that the use of a music recording in a film falls under the protection of “fair…