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dc.contributor.authorSanderson, Jay
dc.contributor.authorWiseman, Leanne
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-31T12:30:30Z
dc.date.available2017-08-31T12:30:30Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.issn2203-3114
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/99048
dc.description.abstractSubconscious copying is copyright infringement. In this paper, however, we argue that claims of subconscious copying in copyright infringement cases have significance beyond legal doctrine. Using the recent United States District Court decision involving Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke’s worldwide hit Blurred Lines as a starting point, we argue that subconscious copying claims have a metaphorical and figurative value that has various dimensions. In this way, claims of subconscious copying draw attention to the creativity, brilliance and genius of musicians. They reinforce the ethereal nature of music creation. They also portray music creation as a burden and a sacrifice, and that only a select few are capable of drawing on their subconscious to create and share music. Perhaps, then, evoking subconscious copying allows musicians to mitigate the harm to their reputation and seek dignity and self-respect; even when they are liable for copyright infringement.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherGriffith University ePress
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom53
dc.relation.ispartofpageto66
dc.relation.ispartofissueSpecial Art Issue
dc.relation.ispartofjournalGriffith Journal of Law & Human Dignity
dc.relation.ispartofvolume3
dc.subject.fieldofresearchLegal Ethics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchLaw
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOther Law and Legal Studies
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode220105
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1801
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1899
dc.titleAre Musicians Full of it? The Metaphorical and Figurative Power of Subconscious Copying in Copyright Infringement Cases
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.griffith.authorWiseman, Leanne G.


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