Law & Technology

A few months ago I wrote about the wonderful site Muxtape here. It was not long for this world. I’ll append below a summary of its story from its founder, Justin Ouellette; to whet your interest, here’s an interesting paragraph on fair use indeterminacy:

I talked to a lot of very smart lawyers and other people whose opinions on the matter I respected, trying to gain a consensus for Muxtape’s legality. The only consensus seemed to be that there was no consensus. I had two dozen slightly different opinions that ran the gamut from “Muxtape is 100% legal and you’re on solid ground,” to “Muxtape is a cesspool of piracy and I hope you’re ready for a hundred million dollar lawsuit and a stint at Riker’s.”

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