Nothing in the mainstream press but there is this. Also see below: http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/aust/40542/Illness_forces_Kraftwerk_to_miss_Melbourne_Gl obal_Gathering
Illness forces Kraftwerk to miss Melbourne Global Gathering Kraftwerk miss Melbourne The first ever Global Gathering tour of Australia kicked off yesterday in Melbourne, but all did not go to plan with German electro godfathers Kraftwerk missing their headline set to due a sudden and very serious illness. Last night at the Melbourne Global Gathering event Kraftwerk band member, Fritz, was very unwell and was attended to by our onsite medical team, read a statement, issued today by Future Entertainment. On advice of the doctor, he did not play at the event as was transported to hospital for observation. Subsequently, Kraftwerk did not perform and the Gorillaz were moved to the main stage to play the closing set. Rhymefest, one of Mark Ronsons MCs, made the announcement to the waiting crowd, the statement continued. Were happy to announce that Fritz has been cleared to fly and will be playing at the Perth event today. Kraftwerk and Future Entertainment apologise to Kraftwerk fans who missed out on seeing this legendary outfit perform in Melbourne. =================== http://www.lawdit.co.uk/reading_room/room/view_article.asp?name=./articles/1316-mc- Kraftwerk-loses-german-copyright-case.htm Kraftwerk loses Copyright case in Germany 21 November 2008 Kraftwerk loses German Copyright case The genius that is Kraftwerk suffered a blow this week when Germany's appeal court ruled that sampling music does not in principle violate copyright. The previous ruling ruled in Kraftwerk's favour which said that reusing even the shortest bit of a song infringed on copyright. While sampling is still an infringement the court found that the sample must be part of a completely new musical work bearing no resemblance to the original. The case concerned a German rap producer Moses Pelham who used a two-second sample from an early Kraftwerk classic "Metal on Metal". Incidentally I saw Kraftwerk play with Nagsy at the Manchester Apollo in 1981. We were 15. They were jolly good. Michael Coyle is a Solicitor Advocate who specialises in information technology law and intellectual property law. He can be contacted on [EMAIL PROTECTED], his office number +44 (0) 2380 235979 or mobile 07976 724258
