Ben,
Well, there's money on both side of this issue, and plenty of it. So I doubt that it will be the determining factor.
I was hoping that those who have some expertise with sound recording copyright and/or legal arcana could weigh in or speculate on the future of this remarkable decision. Specifically, have there been any decisions like this - based on poor technical understanding or with tremendous impact on the rights of previous rights holders, and which have survived appeal? Furthermore, does the fact that this was a federal court impacting the rights provided by state laws have any bearing?
It seems like an open and shut case of judicial incompetence to me, but I don't have the knowledge to say that without some reservation.
James
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Just follow the money!
Ben Roth
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I'm deeply skeptical that this decision will stand on appeal. It's an obvious misunderstanding of what remastering is in relation to an original work, combined with a complete disregard for the impact of the ruling on previously established rights. Either of those is enough of an excuse for a competent judge to throw this in the trash, or at least stay it pending further study.
Can anyone speculate how or why this decision could stand?
James
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http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2016/08/29/decision-remastering-disrupt-copyright/
"How a Court Decision on Remastering Could Completely Change Copyright Law"
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http://uk.practicallaw.com/w-002-5422?source=rss
http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/06/cbs-dodges-pre-1972-royalties-claim-with-disatorous-court-ruling-that-new-masters-deserve-new-copyri.html
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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160602/07371934600/this-is-bad-court-says-remastered-old-songs-get-brand-new-copyright.shtml
http://www.broadcastlawblog.com/2016/06/articles/us-district-court-finds-digitally-remastered-pre-1972-sound-recordings-are-derivative-works-covered-by-federal-law-dismisses-suit-against-broadcaster-seeking-over-the-air-p/#.V1Bm7d0QEjE.twitter
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http://www.completemusicupdate.com/article/cbs-radio-defeats-pre-1972-royalties-claim-with-remaster-reboots-copyright-argument/
http://radioink.com/2016/06/02/end-copyright-war/
http://www.nationallawjournal.com/home/id=1202759076693/CBS-Wins-Fight-Over-Rights-to-Play-Oldies?mcode=1202617074964&curindex=1&slreturn=20160502085801
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What's going to happen is that dozens of independent producers are going to tweak and remaster needledrops from pre-1972 vinyl and even shellac, with signal processing/alteration and possibly time/pitch shifting. And the producers will claim copyright protection under this precedent.
I mean, I'm no attorney, but doesn't this decision basically undo Capitol vs Naxos? (A case I personally feel had no business being brought, as the original HMV work would have been issued by Victor under license rather than under copyright; the US was not part of any reciprocal copyright conventions pertaining to sound recording at the time the record in question was originally published, and Capitol itself was over a decade away from formation...)
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