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The Audio Arts
Compositions,
Lyrics and Sounds
Copyright for your ears. When we talk about copyright in the audio domain, we're generally talking about musical compositions and sound recordings, although lyrics and sounds also raise interesting issues. The hot issue here is sampling; whether it's capturing a whole song, a riff, or even a single note, you can be assured of finding yourself in a gray area.
2 Live Crew
2 Live Crew and the case of the Pretty Woman
From the Copyright Casebook
George Harrison
George Harrison subconsciously cops the Chiffons.
From the Copyright Casebook
Biz Markie
Biz Markie naturally samples Gilbert O'Sullivan in 'Alone Again'.
From the Copyright Casebook
KLF
KLF (aka The Jams) take on 70's supergroup ABBA.
From the Copyright Casebook
ZZ Top
The great John Lee Hooker gets ripped by ZZ Top.
From the Copyright Casebook
Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre bites the famous THX Deep Note.
From the Copyright Casebook
Vanilla Ice
Vanilla Ice takes a slice out of Queen and David Bowie.
From the Copyright Casebook
Bob Sinclair
Jane Fonda and the famous workout samples.
From the Copyright Casebook