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New Copyright Licence Allows Remixing In UK

Posted by timothy on from the catching-up-with-reality dept.

BearJ writes "Yahoo is reporting that Creative Commons is set to launch a new copyright licence in the UK that will allow for 'remix' use. Technically this use of another's works are illegal. Next month's Wired magazine will contain a CD licenced under this scheme, so sampling is permitted. More info on the Creative Commons site."

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  1. Clarification of UK law by Andy_R · · Score: 2, Informative

    (IANAL) The article states "Technically this use of another's works are illegal". Ignoring the grammatical mishtake, that's not exactly true. The UK law states that you cannot use a 'significant portion' of a copyrighted musical work.

    The problem is that this phrase is hopelessly ambiguous, and there is no case law to provide guidance - the music industry seems to have realised it's got a problem here, somehow ensures that a judge never gets to hear any such case, they are all settled out of court.

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  2. Re:Step backwards? by DrSkwid · · Score: 2, Informative


    perhaps you should know what you are talking about

    the UK has no "Fair Use" so nothing is covered under it

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  3. Re:Step backwards? by DrSkwid · · Score: 2, Informative

    there is no fair use enshrined in UK copyright law

    just ask all the teachers who got into trouble for photocopying stuff

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  4. Re:Coolness. by justkarl · · Score: 2, Informative

    As a remixer/producer myself, I know a little about this...

    Remixing in the U.S. is complicated; perhaps moreso than sampling. If a record label pays you to do a remix, then you obviously don't have to pay any royalties on it. The problem is that labels won't generally let you release a remix unless you own rights to do so. Which is expensive. If you release a remix for free(on the internet for instance), and you do not own the liscence, you can still get in trouble because it's still enough to constitute infringement/piracy.

  5. Re:Step backwards? by benito27uk · · Score: 2, Informative
    There are numerous elements of fair use included in UK Copyright Law, including a section on copying for educational purposes:

    From the Copyright Design and Patents Act 1998: Reprographic copying by educational establishments of passages from published works