The link mattbayne posted is a very nice piece about fair use -- it's a good place to start. The legal waters surrounding sampling, remixing and so on are still pretty murky -- there have actually been cases about audio sampling that have gone all the way up to the Supreme Court, and right now we're kind of in a no-man's-land where statutory law (the laws that Congress passes) and case law (the precedents set by state and federal courts) are not entirely in sync. Don't feel bad about being confused -- it's a confusing situation!
Have you read the Copyright Office's FAQ yet? (A few of my links above go to it, or you can just go to www.copyright.gov, where it's linked off the front page.) That's a good place to get answers to a lot of questions.
Beyond that, though, you're very welcome to hit me up with other questions -- just please know that I might not have all the answers. I'm not a copyright lawyer or indeed any kind of lawyer at all, just a regular citizen who happens to be really interested in these issues and likes to write about them. It's my blog, I make the rules, feel free to ask whatever you want. :)
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Date: 2008-04-13 07:02 pm (UTC)Have you read the Copyright Office's FAQ yet? (A few of my links above go to it, or you can just go to www.copyright.gov, where it's linked off the front page.) That's a good place to get answers to a lot of questions.
Beyond that, though, you're very welcome to hit me up with other questions -- just please know that I might not have all the answers. I'm not a copyright lawyer or indeed any kind of lawyer at all, just a regular citizen who happens to be really interested in these issues and likes to write about them. It's my blog, I make the rules, feel free to ask whatever you want. :)