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 Counsel in our Commercial and Intellectual Property Practice Groups, and our Media, Entertainment & Sport and Technology & Communications Sector Groups in Düsseldorf, I advise domestic and international clients in contentious and non-contentious IT, media and commercial matters, with detailed practical knowledge and experience in copyright topics.

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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