Afaik, that is just a common myth-- similar to the myth that says that if a police officer with a broken headlight pulls you over, you cannot get a ticket-- or if you ask an undercover if he 'is a cop' before offering him marijuana at a party, you cannot get busted for possession.
Breaking the law, is breaking the law-- no sticker makes you exempt. Remember all the pirate bulletin boards back in the day that made you agree that you were not a member of any law enforcement agency before they let you logon and download all their 0-0-1 day old warez? They all got busted anyhow. Same deal. If you don't clear your samples, there *is* a risk involved. It just depends on who you're sampling... some folks out there simply don't mind if you sample them. I'd stay away from RIAA represented artists, though. Matthew -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 8:13 AM To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: (313) Q for US heads, might be OT this might be off topic, so my apologies. I was just wondering, say you press a record in the US and put "Promo Use Only, Not for Resale, Radio Use Only etc" does that make you exempt from licensing laws or something? Or is it that if you get caught you can say "well, we weren't trying to sell it" The reason I ask is because you see it on most US bootlegs. You also see it on a compilation from a well known NYC house label thats been out recently, that I'm almost 99% sure is a bootleg. which is extremely cheeky I reckon, considering who the artists are... anyway, anyone know? Ta! Alex _________________________________________________________________ --------------------- End of message text -------------------- This e-mail is sent by the above named in their individual, non-business capacity and is not on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers. PricewaterhouseCoopers may monitor outgoing and incoming e-mails and other telecommunications on its e-mail and telecommunications systems. By replying to this e-mail you give your consent to such monitoring
