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Not sure how this stacks up against other fair use guidelines, but I'm pretty sure a 3-10 second sample is within the allowable limits of copyright law[1]. Howe
by trun 14y ago
Not sure how this stacks up against other fair use guidelines, but I'm pretty sure a 3-10 second sample is within the allowable limits of copyright law[1]. However, there are other qualifications, such as reduced quality that might disqualify his work.
It's still pretty sad. Shows like The Daily Show rely on fair use for a lot of their content and it's hard for me to see a difference between this and much of what they do. Fair use shouldn't only be available to people with expensive lawyers.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Music_samples#What_is_the_maximum_length_permitted.3F http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Music...