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The Audio Arts

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.

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2 Live Crew and the case of the Pretty Woman

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Harrison

George Harrison subconsciously cops the Chiffons.

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Biz

Biz Markie naturally samples Gilbert O'Sullivan in 'Alone Again'.

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KLF

KLF (aka The Jams) take on 70's supergroup ABBA.

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ZZTop

The great John Lee Hooker gets ripped by ZZ Top.

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Dre

Dr. Dre bites the famous THX Deep Note.

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Vanilla

Vanilla Ice takes a slice out of Queen and David Bowie.

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Sinclair

Jane Fonda and the famous workout samples.

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