Carol Nogueira and Julianna Granjeia report in Folha.com that a Brazilian court has ruled DJs do not need to pay royalties for samples of songs used in public performances at clubs. Judge Cláudia Longobardi Campana found that the use of samples are transformative, and not mere reproductions of works, and therefore fit the criteria for exceptions to copyright under Section 8, Art 46 of Law 9610. The ruling was the result of a lawsuit filed by ECAD (Escritório Central de Arrecadação e Distribuição – the Central Bureau of Collection and Distribution). Click here for the original story, in Portuguese.
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