Comment by realusername
11 hours ago
> The mixer you're talking about is what they seem to claim to be transformative use, no? Unless I'm misunderstanding something, it's not a legal fantasy.
If it's transformative use, then it's transformative use of ... what exactly? Copyrighted works? I think the law is pretty clear on what happens on transformative use of copyrighted works.
> it's transformative use of ... what exactly? Copyrighted works?
Yes. Among other stuff, but non-copyrighted stuff is not exactly an issue so it can be left out of our focus most of the time.
> I think the law is pretty clear on what happens on transformative use of copyrighted works.
Ah, if only - it's not. You could be mixing it up with concept of derived work - that's where the law is pretty clear (I think). AFAIK (IANAL), transformativeness is merely a suggestive factor for fair use consideration, and then it's all "whatever court decides" with a bunch of guidelines and precedents.