All Article Summaries
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Article Summary Results: 3
ACADEMIC ARTICLE SUMMARY
Economic View of Legal Restrictions on Musical Borrowing and Appropriation, An
Article Published Year: 2011
Summary:
Argues that using an economic framework to analyze music sampling reveals that copyright law might distort creativity.
Written By:
Peter DiColaTAP Scholar
ACADEMIC ARTICLE SUMMARY
Creative License: The Law and Culture of Digital Sampling
Article Published Year: 2011
Summary:
Digital sampling is the art of combining excerpts from existing music recordings to make new music. Musicians must navigate a cumbersome licensing process to obtain permission to use samples. Classic hip-hop recordings made in the 1980s could no longer be made today.
Written By:
Peter DiColaTAP Scholar
Kembrew McLeod
ACADEMIC ARTICLE SUMMARY
Choosing Between the Necessity and Public Interest Standards in FCC Review of Media Ownership Rules
Article Published Year: 2007
Summary:
This article discusses the proper standard of review for reevaluation of media ownership rules by the FCC.
Written By:
Peter DiColaTAP Scholar
