Re: "CD manufacturers were sued, and lost..."

On 9/1/98, Carol Shepherd <shepherd[_at_]arborlaw.com> wrote:
>
> According to a report from PRI (Public Radio International) this
> morning, "CD manufacturers" "were sued" and are now requiring
> producers to provide verification of copyright license or ownership.
>
> Anyone know which cases they're talking about?

They are most likely referring to the band Negativeland whose latest CD has been turned down by 4 CD pressing plants. The band was involved in a copyright suit several years ago when they put out an album enititled "U2", which had a unauthorized re-working of U2's song, "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For". The result of the suit was the album being recalled and all copies and master prints destroyed. Negativeland apparently samples other artists works without permission and thus no one wants to press their CD's.

Toni Loftin
Austin, TX
<tloftin[_at_]hoovers.com> Received on Wed Sep 02 1998 - 14:33:07 GMT