Intellectual Property
Jun. 15, 2016
An invitation for the high court to clarify sound recording law
A recent 9th Circuit decision to hold Madonna and other defendants harmless in a copyright infringement action did not provide the public with much guidance as to when a musical sample of a sound recording crosses the line. By Carlos Singer
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision to hold Madonna and other defendants harmless in a copyright infringement action did not provide the public with much guidance as to when a musical sample of a sound recording crosses the line between permissible "de minimis" copying and actionable copyright infringement. However, it does lay the groundwork for a U.S. Supreme Court pronouncement on the topic ? and that's a good th...
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