I don't disagree with the last post, but Chris said earlier "the concept of fair use excludes musical works," which is not true. It's clear you know the differences, I just don't want someone stumbling across the post, reading "the concept of fair use excludes musical works," and...

Since German law is the most important for this particular case, this may be of interest: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20081123/0934552920.shtml Also, just so we don't paint in broad strokes about how fair use doesn't apply to music (I'm not suggesting anyone is, at this point, but I still think...

"Before 1991, sampling in certain genres of music was accepted practice and such copyright considerations as these were viewed as largely irrelevant. The strict decision against rapper Biz Markie's appropriation of a Gilbert O'Sullivan song in the case Grand Upright Music, Ltd. v. Warner Bros. ...