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Article: Copyright law - Sound Recording Act - Sixth Circuit rejects de minimis defense to the infringement of a sound recording copyright.(Case Note)
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- Harvard Law Review
- Article date:
- February 1, 2005
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COPYRIGHT LAW--SOUND RECORDING ACT--SIXTH CIRCUIT REJECTS DE MINIMIS DEFENSE TO THE INFRINGEMENT OF A SOUND RECORDING COPYRIGHT.--Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. Dimension Films, 383 F.3d 390 (6th Cir. 2004).
Even as methods of producing and composing music have changed, the rights of copyright holders have remained relatively constant. (1) The Sound Recording Act of 1971, (2) however, added to the complexity of musical copyright by granting a right of ownership in a sound recording distinct from the right in the underlying musical composition itself. (3) Still, in order to show infringement, courts continued to require a showing of substantial similarity between the ...