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Germany's highest civil court has ruled that the use of a two-second Kraftwerk sample in Sabrina Setlur's 1997 track 'Nur mir' qualifies as a pastiche under German law from June 2021 onwards. The decision is important for sample-based producers, but it is not a blanket licence to use copyrighted
Universal Music Group and ElevenLabs have announced a multi-year licensing deal and strategic collaboration, starting with an in-development AI music platform for fan remixes, mashups and artist-approved reinterpretations.
Germany's Federal Court of Justice has ruled against Kraftwerk in a copyright dispute over a two-second sample that has lasted nearly 30 years.
Germany’s Federal Court of Justice has reportedly ended the long-running Kraftwerk sampling dispute, finding that the two-second sample used in Sabrina Setlur’s ‘Nur mir’ remains lawful as a pastiche.
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