Consequence of Sound — LCD Soundsystem, Kraftwerk, The Killers, Lana Del Rey, Air, Grimes, HAIM, Pet Shop Boys, Animal Collective, Fischerspooner, and many more. more info
Guardian Music — A court ruled in favor of the producer of a 1997 song that sampled the German group – but since every sampling case is subjective, it’s not a model for the futureWhere there’s a hit, runs the music business aphorism, thereâ€... more info
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Blow to German band over disputed sample from 1977 track
Kraftwerk
Blow to German band over disputed sample from 1977 track
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Chorus.fm — Kraftwerk have lost a copyright case in Germany’s highest court, the BBC reports: Kraftwerk’s Ralf Hutter sued Moses Pelham, alleging that his use of the clip, without asking, infringed the band’s intellectual property rights. But the German Co... more info
Guardian Music — Blow to German band suing producer Moses Pelham, as court rules short music excerpts to create new tracks are permissible Germany’s constitutional court has handed a defeat to the electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk by ruling that a hip-hop ar... more info
Rolling Stone — 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 ... more info
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