ContactMusic — German synth-pop pioneers KRAFTWERK have lost the latest round of their copyright battle against a rap producer who sampled two seconds of their METAL ON METAL track. A ... more info

A German court overturns a decision to protect electronic band Kraftwerk's copyright on a 1977 track sampled by a producer 20 years later. more info

NME — Kraftwerk were dealt a blow by Germany's high court today (November 20) in lawsuit determining whether artists should have the right to sample other bands' music without infringing on copyright. more info

Yahoo! Music — AP - Germany's highest civil court has dealt electronic band Kraftwerk a blow in ruling that sampling music does not in principle violate copyright. more info

Associated Press — BERLIN (AP) -- Germany's highest civil court has dealt electronic band Kraftwerk a blow in ruling that sampling music does not in principle violate copyright.... more info

BBC News - UK — A German court overturns a decision to protect electronic band Kraftwerk's copyright on a 1977 track sampled by a producer 20 years later. more info

Pop Matters — Covering far more sonic terrain than just the astronomy mapped out in the title, Kraftwerk and the Electronic Revolution is the rare music film that doesn't talk down to its audience. more info

JamBase — By: Greg Gargiulo Lofty yet tangible, downright serious yet rife with whimsy and playfulness, Chad VanGaalen's latest, Soft Airplane (Sup Pop) manages to strike all the right chords (both literal and emotional) with a remarkable tenacity that stri... more info

XLR8R — Talking with avant-garde post-classical composer Max Richter about his influences is truly inspiring. In a single breath, he’s able to make connections between Romantic music of the 1800s and the work of Steve Reich and John Cage, all the way ... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — So that Paper Route Gangstaz mixtape FINALLY comes out next week on Mad Decent, and I'm hoping it'll give The Renaissance a run for its money for best hip-hop release of '08. In anticipation of the release, iTunes is giving away Fear and Loathing in... more info