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Will Girl Talk be sued for copyright infringement by January 1, 2009?
Current forecast: 25% chance 
Combining all predictions, the current forecast is that this is 25% likely to happen (unchanged in last 1 day)
The DJ Girl Talk releases albums with hundreds of unlicensed samples, claiming "fair use." He has been active since 2002, but has never been sued for copyright infringement. With his latest album Feed the Animals getting unprecedented media attention, will some copyright holder drag him into court?
For more information see the New York Times "Steal This Hook? D.J. Skirts Copyright Law":
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/07/arts/music/07girl.html?ex=1375848000&en=d1338d482f96926d&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
For more information see the New York Times "Steal This Hook? D.J. Skirts Copyright Law":
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/07/arts/music/07girl.html?ex=1375848000&en=d1338d482f96926d&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
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Created Thu 7th Aug 7:32am PDT by clconway
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Suspend date: Thu 1st Jan 2009 11:59pm PST (5 weeks to go)
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