| I’m asking because: Imagine that Acme Music hires large sweatshops of workers, who are tasked with listening to trending (copyrighted) songs and then go through grueling practice to sing and play near-perfect performances of those songs, delivered to any customer who asks for one. Is just plain wrong on how I would interpret the statement. But I have given you the benefit of the doubt and checked to see if you meant they were literally just re-recording already existing pop songs. If they were just pumping out artistically derivative drivel of trending styles, but not derivative in terms of copyright law, that’s perfectly legal. I’ve been asking for clarity, not your opinion on the law. And even when it comes to copyright law, a good lawyer with enough of their client’s money can make any sort of argument and find a ruling in their favor, but these legal discussions tend to be spoken of in absolutes by random internet commentators! |