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Old 08-27-2007, 12:09 PM  
Quagmire
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Originally Posted by PR_Tom View Post
Isn't there some guideline that you have to use "X" amount of time before it's infringing? Just curious, but I think I heard that in a DVD commentary regarding a small clip of sound they used. Guy said it was so short because otherwise they would have had to pay for it.
I was digging around but I couldn't find the info about it. There definitely is something along those lines. Anyone over 30 would remember it from all the legal battles in the 80s over musicians sampling other musicians and sound clips.
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