Re: !!!!!!All In Your Name - Studio Footage Snippet [2002]!!!!!
"I hope and pray that we all get to hear it in its entirety."
So how is this to be interpreted?
Sounds like the song exists in full. But it is not sure if he can release it. Because the estate doesn't want it or took it away from him?
simple
as this is a collaboration that obviously has Michael's vocals , Estate automatically becomes the joint copyright owner. Plus as you know Michael's name , image and likeliness cannot be used without authorization of the Estate.
So simply it means that any official release would require an authorization / permission from MJ Estate.
If they'd have rights, Barry wouldnt leak any of it. I thought if he give us this snippets so he has a rights to this song. Anyway, I cant understand what happens.
again Barry would have joint rights, it's not like he's "leaking" a song that he has no rights to. Plus as Barry would have right over this collaboration the 30 second snippet could fall under "fair use".
ps: I do not think that this classifies as a "leak" as like I said Barry also has rights over the song and he has the song legitimately.
and legal tidbit
Determination of fair use:
- how much of the song used?
- is it detrimental to the potential market?
- is it defaming or damaging to the original material?
- is it part of a collection that's not meant to be separated, etc.?
- has the artist or copyright holder specifically asked not for their music to be republished?