German Supreme Court Overruled in Kraftwerk Music Sampling Case

摘要

In a decision expected to impact Germany's strict copyright laws, the country's supreme constitutional court overturned a supreme court ruling in a dispute over a two-second sample of a recording by German electronic band Kraftwerk (Bundesverfassungsgericht (BVerfG) (Federal Constitutional Court), Az.: 1 BvR 1585/13, ruling, May 31).