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...recognizably new composition, and tired theft, was eventually erased by the courts. The real “zero hour” of sampling occurred in the notorious “three notes” case of 2005, Bridgeport Music Inc. v. Dimension Films, in which the 6th Circuit Court ruled that the use of even three notes of a song constituted illegal sampling. Even the RIAA was opposed to this ruling, and these guys eat aborted fetuses for breakfast.Looking at it from this perspective, almost every creative work could be found “derivative” by clever lawyers...
...AUSTRALIA: The view of the Pacific Ocean from the 1,500-m Point Lookout platform, is just one of the joys awaiting hikers in New England National Park www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au - an ecological wonderland of soaring cliffs and World Heritage rainforest. If time is limited, the 2.5-km Eagle's Nest circuit, along the edge of a sheer drop, offers adrenaline in a jiffy...
...fascinations. “Our set is built from the objects and images you’d find walking through the Quad on an early Sunday morning,” according to Zalisk.But “Richard II” is already a staple of the Shakespeare performance circuit, according to Associate Professor of History and Literature Blair G. Hoxby. “Although the play is not performed as often as ‘Hamlet’ or ‘A Midsummer’s Night Dream,’ [sic] it is widely respected and quite frequently...
...office, made no effort to hide from colleagues his sadness about going early. But top Republicans were being consulted about his replacement within days after Bolten's promotion was announced, and the loyal Texan got the message. Friends said McClellan wanted to get it over with, to short-circuit the absurdity of having to refuse to speculate about his future to reporters. Bush praised McClellan for his "integrity," a pointed absolution for the fact that McClellan was left in the dark about the involvement in the CIA-leak case of White House officials he had defended. Offers from speakers' bureaus...
...McClellan did not want to go. Although he had talked to colleagues sporadically about departing as long as a year ago, he had planned to stay until after the midterm election. Friends said he had gotten the internal signal and wanted to get it over with, to short-circuit the craziness of having to refuse to speculate about himself from the podium...