Is there any recent court ruling about music sampling that affects independent creators who want to use short audio clips in podcasts?
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Is there any recent court ruling about music sampling that affects independent creators who want to use short audio clips in podcasts?
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recent court ruling music sampling short clips copyright 2025 2026 independent creators podcasts de minimis sampling case United StatesGoogle ↗
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recent court ruling music sampling short clips copyright 2025 2026 independent creators podcasts de minimis sampling case United States Google ↗
- EUR-Lex - 62023CJ0590 - EN · eur-lex.europa.eu
- CURIA · juris.curia.europa.eu
- CJEU Grand Chamber rules on music sampling and pastiche - First CJEU hearing on generative AI and copyright: Like Company v Google · intellectual-property-helpdesk.ec.europa.eu
- Richardson v. Townsquare Media, Inc., No. 25-291 (2d Cir. 2026) :: Justia · law.justia.com
- Richardson v. Townsquare Media, Inc. · fairuse.stanford.edu
- Pelham — Official EU judgment, Case C-590/23 · eur-lex.europa.eu
- US Copyright Office — Fair Use guidance · copyright.gov