German Federal Supreme Court decides in spectacular music sampling case – for the fourth (and last?) time

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Dr. Simon Hembt

Associate
Germany

Senior associate for IP, Copyright, and Industry Regulation – Specialising in Artificial Intelligence, Digital Media, and Games.

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Dr. Christoph Hendel

Counsel
Germany

I am an associate in our commercial team in Düsseldorf where I specialise in copyright, media, unfair competition and advertising law, advising our clients in the media and entertainment industries as well as in the consumer products and healthcare sectors.

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Lea Noemi Mackert, LL.M.

Senior Counsel
Germany

As certified lawyer and Senior Counsel in our Commercial, Intellectual Property and Dispute Resolution Practice Groups, and our Technology & Communications, Automotive and Media, Entertainment & Sport and Sector Groups located in Düsseldorf, I advise domestic and international clients in contentious and non-contentious IT, and commercial matters, - such as in complex tech transactions, data driven and cloud related projects - while specializing on convergence topics and disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence.

The German Federal Supreme Court has issued yet another decision in the long-running music record sampling case known as “Metall auf Metall”, providing some clarity on when sampling will be infringe copyright.

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