An example of copyright in action
04 Sep 2011
Why does folk music collector Alan Lomax have a copyright interest in “Takeover” by Jay-Z?I learned the answer from Creative License: The Law And Culture Of Digital Sampling...
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Why does folk music collector Alan Lomax have a copyright interest in “Takeover” by Jay-Z?
I learned the answer from Creative License: The Law And Culture Of Digital Sampling by Kembrew McLeod and Peter DiCola. It’s a companion book to the invaluable documentary Copyright Criminals. The story of Jay-Z and Alan Lomax isn’t quite as epic a copyright fail as the Biz Markie lawsuit or the story of “Bitter Sweet Symphony” but it’s still pretty absurd.
To read the further text go to Ethan Hein's blog - it's full of video links...
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