889042a@darwin.ntu.edu.au (11/19/90)
Re: Use of film images for animation Copyright Associations are currently fighting the use of "mixing" within the music industry. This involves using only 3 to 4 seconds of other artists' music to create a new song. As at the present time, I am unaware of any precedent in this area. However, courts appear to be taking a liberal view over what constitutes an `infringement' of copyright. It may well be that you will soon have to pay royalties for the use of bygone footage! Xcacorp
brindley@ECE.ORST.EDU (Mike Brindley) (11/20/90)
In article <1990Nov19.171451.376@darwin.ntu.edu.au> 889042a@darwin.ntu.edu.au writes: >Re: Use of film images for animation > >Copyright Associations are currently fighting the use of "mixing" >within the music industry. This involves using only 3 to 4 seconds >of other artists' music to create a new song. As at the present time, >I am unaware of any precedent in this area. However, courts appear to >be taking a liberal view over what constitutes an `infringement' of >copyright. It may well be that you will soon have to pay royalties >for the use of bygone footage! > > > Xcacorp An English group called The Jam put out an album in 1987 which included lots of sampled bits of others music, including ABBA. The Swedish conglomerate (ABBA) sued and won. The Jam had to burn all unsold copies of that album. They later re-released the album without the ABBA samples and included instructions on how to recreate the originals! I don't know in what country the legal action took place. --> Mike Brindley brindley@ece.orst.edu