What are the latest precedents regarding the fair use of copyrighted music samples in commercial podcasts and short-form marketing videos?
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2026 latest court decisions fair use copyrighted music sampling podcast commercial advertising short-form video cases 2024 2025 2026 Google ↗
- Bridgeport Music, Inc.; Westbound Records, Inc., Plaintiffs-appellants,southfield Music, Inc.; Nine Records, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. Dimension Films; Miramax Film Corp., Defendants,no Limit Films Llc, Defendant-appellee.bridgeport Music, Inc.; Southfield Music, Inc.; Nine Records, Inc., Plaintiffs-appellants,westbound Records, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Dimension Films, et al., Defendants,no Limit Films Llc, Defendant-appellee, 401 F.3d 647 (6th Cir. 2004) :: Justia · law.justia.com
- VMG Salsoul, LLC v. Ciccone, No. 13-57104 (9th Cir. 2016) :: Justia · law.justia.com
- Capitol Records v. Vimeo, No. 21-2949 (2d Cir. 2025) :: Justia · law.justia.com
- Whyte Monkee Productions, et al. v. Netflix, et al., No. 22-6086 (10th Cir. 2026) :: Justia · law.justia.com
- Tenth Circuit Roars: ‘Tiger King’ Clip Is Fair Use, Netflix Prevails Post‑Warhol · fenwick.com
- Richardson v. Townsquare Media, Inc., No. 25-291 (2d Cir. 2026) :: Justia · law.justia.com
- Richardson v. Townsquare Media, Inc. · fairuse.stanford.edu
- 17 U.S.C. § 107 – Fair use · law.cornell.edu
- Bridgeport Music v. Dimension Films · law.justia.com
- U.S. Copyright Office – Fair Use · copyright.gov