Copyright Controversy
Deconstructing Beck is built completely out of samples taken, without authorization or payment, from Beck or his record label. When the release of the album was announced in February 1998, Illegal Art made great efforts to inform Beck's lawyers and recording company. Immediately, Beck's lawyers threatened to sue on the grounds of copyright infringement which resulted in a high profile controversy. However, Beck's lawyers and publicist were never able to take legal action since the identity of Philo T. and the actual location of Illegal Art was unknown. Since the CD violates copyright laws, it cannot be sold in stores and is publicized and marketed exclusively over the Internet.
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