Kraftwerk by greenplastic875 | CC BY
German electronic-music pioneers Kraftwerk were told yesterday by a judge in Germany that a two-second sample used by a producer in Germany did not infringe on their copyright. From the BBC (emphasis added):
The ruling overturns an earlier decision against Moses Pelham’s use of a short sample from Metal on Metal.
Judges in Berlin said the two second extract did not infringe copyright, as his song was substantially different.
Is there anything musicians can take away from this ruling?