The Grey Album
Copyright Law and Digital Sampling
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5903216 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew Rimmer (0000-0002-2869-9971, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 114 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 40-53 |
| Publication date | 2005-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Media International Australia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1329-878X • E-ISSN: 2200-467X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1329878x0511400106 |
| OpenAlex | W3126138508 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
In the field of digital sampling, disk jockeys have shown a recent enthusiasm for 'mash-ups' - new compositions created by combining the rhythm tracks of one song and the vocal track of another. Most famously of all, DJ Danger Mouse remixed the vocals from Jay-Z's The Black Album and the Beatles' White Album and called his creation The Grey Album. The Grey Album poses a number of difficult issues regarding copyright law and digital sampling. Does such a 'mash-up' go beyond the de minimis use of a copyright work? Is The Grey Album protected by the defence of fair use under copyright law because it provides a transformative use of copyright works? Can such remixes by compulsorily licensed? Does a 'mash-up' raise issues concerning the moral rights of attribution and integrity, which are recognised in Europe and Australia
Art · Copyright Act · Copyright law · Enthusiasm · Fair dealing · Fair use · Intellectual property · Political science · Sociology · Copyright and Intellectual Property · Digital Rights Management and Security · Intellectual Property Law · Law · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.21 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2020 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |