Tuesday 31 May 2016

Kraftwerk Lose Copyright Case in German High Court

Germany's highest court has ruled against Kraftwerk in a 19-year copyright case involving a two-second sample used in a song by rapper Sabrina Setlur, Agence France-Presse reports. The ruling favors the use of sampling and concludes that if a sample does not significantly impact the usage rights of the original artist, "then artistic freedom overrides...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/kraftwerk-lose-copyright-case-in-german-high-court-20160531

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