Moses Pelham

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Moses Pelham (born 24 February 1971 in Frankfurt) is a German rapper, singer and producer.

In 1993, together with Thomas Hofmann in Frankfurt, he started the Rödelheim Hartreim Projekt. Pelham is a member of the German band Glashaus.

Works

Lawsuit with Kraftwerk

Pelham used for his 1997 song "Nur mir" a two-second sample of Kraftwerk's "Metall auf Metall" from 1977. As a result, Kraftwerk sued Pelham for copyright infringement. The case continued for over 20 years, with Pelham ultimately losing in 2020. However, as copyright law changed shortly afterwards, the ruling doesn't apply to the current law, and the lawsuits for the use of the sample after June 2021 continue.

References

External links

• ImGlashaus.de (in German)

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Moses Pelham.

• Website by Moses Pelham
• Stadt Frankfurt am Main zeichnet Moses Pelham mit der Goetheplakette aus (in German)
• Spiegel.de: Moses Pelham und Kratwerk vor Gericht, Eugh Urteil zu Sampling, Sampling ist gestattet (in German)