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Mashed-Up Music

Posted by timothy on from the when-is-a-derivative-work dept.

An unnamed reader submits: "The New York Times is running this article (also available here) about "mash-ups:" songs created by digitally synchronizing instrumental tracks with vocal tracks from two (or more) existing songs. Often the source songs are wildly disparate, and the result is frequently better sounding than you might first expect. Who knew that Christina Aguilera mixes well with The Strokes or that Nirvana and Destiny's Child make a good combo?" This is an interesting answer to arguments that online music sharing is nothing but theft.

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  1. Re:Artistic and Theft are not mutually exclusive by evilquaker · · Score: 0, Troll
    What about Andy Warhool's Campbell's Soup? Is that theft of the trademarked Campbells soup can design, or is it art?

    I don't know if it's trademark infringement, but it sure as hell isn't art.

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  2. Re: Artistic and Theft are not mutually exclusive by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Why did this incorrect symantical quibble get modded up. It is not correct. Copyright infringement does qualify as theft. Just because you like to believe that IP doesn't have real value, doesn't mean that is what the courts deam.

    IAAL, and the use of theft is quite apporopriate.