''The Letter U and the Numeral 2'' is a 96-page magazine and 25-minute CD by

Negativland Negativland is an American experimental music band which originated in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1970s. They took their name from a Neu! track, while their record label (Seeland Records) is named after another Neu! track. The core ...

detailing their conflict with the band U2, over Negativland's EP of the same name. It was released in 1992 as a limited edition of 4000 copies. Two months after its release,

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blocked its distribution with a lawsuit claiming, among other things, copyright infringement based on reproductions of press releases sent to the press by SST; "in essence, suing the band for printing (their) threat to sue the band". SST's lawsuit is similar to the "

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". Three years later, Negativland re-released this as '' Fair Use: The Story of the Letter U and the Numeral 2''. It included "Crosley Bendix Discusses the U.S. Copyright Act" plus nine other tracks.

Track listing

# "Crosley Bendix Discusses the U.S. Copyright Act" - 25:56

Personnel

*Mark Hosler *Richard Lyons *David Wills * Don Joyce *Chris Grigg

Track listing

Personnel

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