didn't hawtin get Yello's "Oh Yeah" sample cleared for m_nus yellow/orange?
as kent said though..unless there is substantial money on the line - no use going after it. And with hawtin, there is/was/could have been substantial dollars on the table. -m On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 8:10 AM, kent williams<chaircrus...@gmail.com> wrote: > I haven't noticed anyone in the techno world getting samples cleared > except Terrence Parker, who cleared his samples of Jamie Foxx for > "Love Gets Me High." > > Moodyman doesn't clear samples that I've ever heard, and he's > basically made a career out of creative use of Motown source material. > > And what about DJ Shadow, where would he be without Stanley Clarke and others? > > The general rule is that no one sues over uncleared samples if there's > not enough money at stake. If you think your track is going to blow > up and be played on the radio and sell thousands of units, then I'd > worry. Well, I'd worry before the track blows up, because the time to > get clearance is before it comes to the attention of the license > holder. > > PS in most country uncleared sampling is a violation of copyright. A > law that can't distinguish between Will Smith's "Men In Black" and > Moodyman's "Shades of Jae" is just stupid. > > On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 7:20 PM, Philip McGarva > <philipmcga...@optusnet.com.au> wrote: >> >> howdy funsters >> >> what do peeps know about the current sample clearing situation? ie a track >> on a 313 type indie label that gets the usual kind of 313 exposure & sells a >> few thousand copies - do you think most people clear the samples they've >> used? it's hard to say how recogniseable the sample i've used is - i haven't >> altered or obscured it in any way so if you know the original track you'll >> spot it, though it's also a fairly generic sounding backing vocal from a >> '80s hip hop / pop artist. i really can't afford to pay the sample >> clearance upfront. hmm, thanks! >> >> philski >
