You Can’t ‘Remaster’ a Brand-New Copyright, U.S. Court of Appeals Rules

Remastered oldies sound better.  But they’re ultimately technical improvements that don’t constitute a brand-new copyright, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals just ruled. The complexity of U.S. Copyright Law is now becoming outright absurd, especially as it relates to ‘pre-1972’ oldies recordings.  For those just tuning in, federal copyright law in the United States only covers […]

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