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Part III: Rights and Their Limitations

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  1. 1 Show/Hide More The Right to Reproduce
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    1. 1.1 Show/Hide More 17 U.S.C. 106
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    2. 1.2 Show/Hide More Three Boys Music Corp. v. Michael Bolton, 212 F.3d 477 (9th Cir. 2000)
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      1. 1.2.1 Show/Hide More Three Boys Music Corp. v. Michael Bolton, 212 F.3d 477 (9th Cir. 2000)
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      2. 1.2.2 Source: "Love is a Wonderful Thing," The Isley Brothers
      3. 1.2.3 Source: "Love is a Wonderful Thing," Michael Bolton
    3. 1.3 Show/Hide More Sampling
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      1. 1.3.1 Show/Hide More Newton v. Diamond
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        1. 1.3.1.1 Show/Hide More Newton v. Diamond
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        2. 1.3.1.2 Source: "Choir," James Newton
        3. 1.3.1.3 Source: "Pass the Mic," Beastie Boys
      2. 1.3.2 Show/Hide More Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. Dimension Films LLC
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        1. 1.3.2.1 Show/Hide More Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. Dimension Films LLC
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        2. 1.3.2.2 "Jay-Z Versus the Sample Troll: The shady one-man corporation that's destroying hip-hop," Tim Wu, Slate (November 16, 2006)
      3. 1.3.3 Show/Hide More Sampling Examples
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        Peruse the website whosampled.com. It has thousands of “before” and “after” instances of sampling, showing how artists have sampled and been sampled from for decades. The information manifested in these lineages raises several important copyright issues. A few of these are mentioned in the notes below.
        1. 1.3.3.1 Show/Hide More "Amen, Brother" The Winstons (1969)
          This album has been sampled 894 times since its release in 1969. Often times the samples taken are simple instrumental loops. At what point does a sample simply replace an instrument? In trademark law, something can become so ubiquitous as to be unprotectable. Should a similar policy apply to music sampling? Would this example qualify?
        2. 1.3.3.2 Show/Hide More "I Shot the Sheriff," Eric Clapton (1974) sampled in "Fight the Power," Public Enemy (1989)
          This instance of sampling raises questions about the “amount and substantiality” test. The sampled portion comprises just a single note, but it is quite an identifiable note. Could the expression of a single note ever be so unique as to be protected by copyright?
    4. 1.4 Show/Hide More Steinberg v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., 663 F.Supp. 706 (S.D.N.Y. 1987)
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      1. 1.4.1 Show/Hide More Steinberg v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., 663 F.Supp. 706 (S.D.N.Y. 1987)
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      2. 1.4.2 Source: Steinberg v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., 663 F.Supp. 706 (S.D.N.Y. 1987)
    5. 1.5 Show/Hide More Computer Associates International, Inc. v. Altai, Inc., 982 F.2d 693 (2d Cir. 1992) [Refresh your memory]
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  2. 2 Show/Hide More The Right to Modify
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    1. 2.1 Show/Hide More 17 U.S.C. 106 [Read 106A]
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    2. 2.2 Show/Hide More Castle Rock Entertainment v. Carol Publishing Group, Inc., 150 F.3d 132 (2d Cir. 1998) [Read Parts I & II]
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    3. 2.3 Show/Hide More Micro Star v. FormGen Inc., 154 F.3d 1107 (9th Cir. 1998)
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    4. 2.4 Show/Hide More Martin v. City of Indianapolis, 192 F.3d 608 (7th Cir. 1999)
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    5. 2.5 Show/Hide More Dastar Corporation v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, 539 U.S. 23 (2003)
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  3. 3 Show/Hide More The Right to Distribute
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    1. 3.1 Show/Hide More Hotaling v. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 118 F.3d 199 (4th Cir. 1997)
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    2. 3.2 Show/Hide More Vernor v. Autodesk, 2010 U.S.App. Lexis 18957 (Sept. 10, 2010)
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  4. 4 Show/Hide More The Rights to Perform and Display
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    1. 4.1 Show/Hide More Columbia Pictures Indus. v. Redd Horne, Inc., 749 F.2d 154 (3d Cir. 1984)
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    2. 4.2 Show/Hide More Cartoon Network LP v. CSC Holdings, Inc., 536 F.3d 121 (2d Cir. 2008) [Read Part III]
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    3. 4.3 Show/Hide More Perfect 10 v. Amazon.com. 508 F.3d 1146 (CA9 2007) [Read Parts I, II, III.A., and III.B.]
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  5. 5 Show/Hide More Fair Use
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    1. 5.1 The Coke Ad That Could Destroy All Other Products, Especially Coke
    2. 5.2 Richard Prince Wins Major Victory in Landmark Copyright Suit - Brian Boucher
    3. 5.3 [This resource no longer exists on H2O because its owner deleted it.]
    4. 5.4 Show/Hide More Harper & Row, Publishers v. Nation Enterprises, 471 U.S. 539 (1985)
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    5. 5.5 Show/Hide More Sony Corporation of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc., 464 U.S. 417 (1984)
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    6. 5.6 Show/Hide More Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., 510 U.S. 569 (1994)
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      1. 5.6.1 Show/Hide More Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., 510 U.S. 569 (1994)
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      2. 5.6.2 Source: "Oh, Pretty Woman," Roy Orbison
      3. 5.6.3 Source: "Pretty Woman," Two Live Crew
    7. 5.7 Show/Hide More Castle Rock Entertainment v. Carol Publishing Group, Inc., 150 F.3d 132 (2d Cir. 1998) [Read Part III]
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    8. 5.8 Show/Hide More Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. v. Connectix Corp., 203 F.3d 596 (9th Cir. 2000)
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    9. 5.9 Show/Hide More