Listen "Donald Trump's Electric Avenue fair use failure"
Episode Synopsis
CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Donald Trump's failed attempt to have a copyright infringement case brought against him by Eddy Grant dismissed on the grounds of fair use, and the attempt by the man who (as a baby) appeared on the cover of Nirvana's 'Nevermind' album to have the artwork on the record's 30th anniversary reissue censored.
SECTION TIMES
01: Electric Avenue (00:02:19)
02: Nevermind (00:18:13)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)
STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
• New York judge declines to dismiss Eddy Grant’s copyright case against Donald Trump
• Nevermind baby demands that the album’s artwork be edited on all future re-releases
ALSO MENTIONED
• R Kelly is guilty
• Britney Spears’ father removed from conservatorship role
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SECTION TIMES
01: Electric Avenue (00:02:19)
02: Nevermind (00:18:13)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)
STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
• New York judge declines to dismiss Eddy Grant’s copyright case against Donald Trump
• Nevermind baby demands that the album’s artwork be edited on all future re-releases
ALSO MENTIONED
• R Kelly is guilty
• Britney Spears’ father removed from conservatorship role
MORE FROM CMU
• Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon
• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin
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