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22 UCLA J.L. & Tech. [i] (2018)

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Summer 2018                  www.uclajolt.com            Volume 22, Issue 1

   UCLA Journal of Law & Technology


   CIRCUIT SPLIT: DEMINIMIS SAMPLING FROM COPYRIGHTED RECORDINGS AFTER

                      VMG  SALSOUL, LLC v. CICCoNE

                             Stefan Caris Love





I. IN T R O D U C T IO N ...........................................................................................................................1

II. THE EMERGING DE MINIMIS RULE  FOR  SAMPLING.....................................................................2

III. EXTENDING THE DEMINIMIS RULE IS APPROPRIATE BECAUSE RECORDINGS DO NOT MERIT
   EXTRA COPYRIGHT PROTECTION...............................................................................................6

   A. Sampling a Recording Does Not Preserve the Essence of the Copied Work....................7

   B. Recordings' Unique Informational Richness Is Legally Insignificant .................................8

IV. CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................9