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U2's label Island Records sued Negativland following the release of the EP, claiming that the music and artwork constituted copyright infringement. Island Records also claimed that the single was an attempt to deliberately confuse U2 fans, then awaiting the impending release of
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are parodies of U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" which sample the original recording. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (Special Edit Radio Mix)" also samples a bootleg tape of radio DJ
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Richard Lyons - tapes, electronics, rhythms, Booper, clarinet, organ, viola, loops, guitar, etc.
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Mark Hosler - tapes, electronics, rhythms, Booper, clarinet, organ, viola, loops, guitar, etc.
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in 1991. The EP and the band gained notoriety when lawyers representing
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sued Negativland over the EP's unauthorized sampling of the
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was withdrawn and deleted, it was replaced with the EP
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Fair Use: The Story of the Letter U and the Numeral 2
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Fair Use: The Story of the Letter U and the Numeral 2
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EP
Negativland
Genre
Sound collage
experimental
Label
SST
Seeland
Producer
Negativland
Helter Stupid
Guns
EP
Negativland
SST Records
Island Records
U2
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
These Guys Are from England and Who Gives a Shit

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