From Dave Colbran Sent Wed, May 20th 1998, 11:59
From Dave Colbran Sent Wed, May 20th 1998, 11:59
David Hodgson <xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote; >remixers generally just get money up front to do the remix - no >points and no copyright - the copyright stays with the original >author of the track - that's why its a remix - in which case Warp >probably don't have the rights to any of the Autechre remixes, and >neither do autechre last week in the uk, some sort of legal precedent was set when a small time remixer successfully sued Kylie Minogue's record label over the use of a sample. the guy in question, sorry forgotten his name, used a drum pattern only in a remix that he had done and was justifiably upset to discover it on the lastest kylie single. therefore acting for their artists, warp could in the uk anyway, claim a form of copyright over subsequent remixes, above and beyond the original author's claims however whether this has influenced their recent action is anybodys guess Dave Colbran - Rumblefish Soundsystem http://www.sbu.ac.uk/~colbrad/RUMBLE.HTM