The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305967304
Author: Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 9, Problem 2RE
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Case summary:The person G downloaded movies and songs from an unauthorized site, and used segments of some copyrighted songs while recording for his band and posted the videos on his social media account. The person G applied to B University where the admission office asked for his social media account password.
To find:Whether the person G’s use of a portion of copyrighted songs in his own music is illegal.
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