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- 1Kraftwerk v. Pelham ruling reshapes music sampling rules●heise+ | Kraftwerk vs. Pelham: Wann Sampling als Pastiche erlaubt ist Wer fremde Aufnahmen sampelt, braucht die Erlaubni
German tech news outlet heise+ examines the long-running legal dispute between Kraftwerk and producer Moses Pelham over a two-second sample, asking when sampling can qualify as a permitted 'pastiche' under copyright law without a licence. The piece explains that using others' recordings generally requires rights-holder permission, and outlines the narrow circumstances in which courts allow unlicensed use as parody-style pastiche.