Grand Upright Music, Ltd. v. Warner Bros. Records Inc.
E1270619
UNEXPLORED
Grand Upright Music, Ltd. v. Warner Bros. Records Inc. is a landmark 1991 U.S. copyright case that effectively transformed the legal treatment of digital sampling in hip-hop and popular music by ruling against Biz Markie for unauthorized use of a Gilbert O’Sullivan song.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Upright Music, Ltd. v. Warner Bros. Records Inc. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17458388 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grand Upright Music, Ltd. v. Warner Bros. Records Inc. Context triple: [Biz Markie, legalCase, Grand Upright Music, Ltd. v. Warner Bros. Records Inc.]
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A.
Mattel, Inc. v. MCA Records, Inc.
Mattel, Inc. v. MCA Records, Inc. is a landmark U.S. copyright and trademark case in which the Ninth Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Alex Kozinski, held that the song "Barbie Girl" was protected parody and did not infringe Mattel’s rights in the Barbie doll.
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B.
Apple Corps v. Apple Computer
Apple Corps v. Apple Computer was a series of high-profile trademark lawsuits between the Beatles’ record company and the technology firm over the use of the “Apple” name and logo in music-related products and services.
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C.
Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. is a 2014 U.S. Supreme Court copyright case that held the equitable doctrine of laches cannot bar claims for damages brought within the Copyright Act’s three-year statute of limitations.
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D.
Hicklin v. Orbeck
Hicklin v. Orbeck is a 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down Alaska’s local-hire law for violating the Privileges and Immunities Clause by discriminating against nonresident workers.
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E.
Lugosi v. Universal Pictures
Lugosi v. Universal Pictures was a landmark California legal case that addressed whether a celebrity’s right of publicity could be inherited and controlled by their heirs after death.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grand Upright Music, Ltd. v. Warner Bros. Records Inc. Target entity description: Grand Upright Music, Ltd. v. Warner Bros. Records Inc. is a landmark 1991 U.S. copyright case that effectively transformed the legal treatment of digital sampling in hip-hop and popular music by ruling against Biz Markie for unauthorized use of a Gilbert O’Sullivan song.
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A.
Mattel, Inc. v. MCA Records, Inc.
Mattel, Inc. v. MCA Records, Inc. is a landmark U.S. copyright and trademark case in which the Ninth Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Alex Kozinski, held that the song "Barbie Girl" was protected parody and did not infringe Mattel’s rights in the Barbie doll.
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B.
Apple Corps v. Apple Computer
Apple Corps v. Apple Computer was a series of high-profile trademark lawsuits between the Beatles’ record company and the technology firm over the use of the “Apple” name and logo in music-related products and services.
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C.
Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. is a 2014 U.S. Supreme Court copyright case that held the equitable doctrine of laches cannot bar claims for damages brought within the Copyright Act’s three-year statute of limitations.
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D.
Hicklin v. Orbeck
Hicklin v. Orbeck is a 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down Alaska’s local-hire law for violating the Privileges and Immunities Clause by discriminating against nonresident workers.
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E.
Lugosi v. Universal Pictures
Lugosi v. Universal Pictures was a landmark California legal case that addressed whether a celebrity’s right of publicity could be inherited and controlled by their heirs after death.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.