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: Joe Gratz

9th Cir.: Karaoke versions are audiovisual works, not fair use

By Joe Gratz

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In an opinion published today in Leadsinger, Inc. v. BMG Music Publishing, the Ninth Circuit held that Leadsinger’s karaoke devices, which contain copies of lyrics for display on a TV screen, are not eligible for a license under 17 U.S.C. 115 because they are “audiovisual works,” not “phonorecords.”  This holding is the same as the [...]

Full post as published by Joe Gratz on January 02, 2008 (boomark / email).

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