On Tue, 20 Nov 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > funsters > > how do artists release records that contain samples without paying the > copyright owners?
By flying under their radar. > i was just looking through the sample pages at forcefield > and i'd be surprised if kdj paid to use samples of chic, ewf, george > benson, sister sledge, or marvin gaye, or if theo parrish paid the last > poets and sly stone, well, his estate anyway. i'm sure the authorised use > of these samples would be way too expensive for small labels. > You have to release something big enough to attract record company or the original artist's attention to get into trouble. The world of Moodyman and the world of WEA and Sony are so far apart, he could keep sampling for years and they'd never know what he's up to. What about DJ Shadow? He has so much Stanley Clarke on Endtroducing that he should be paying him as a sideman. Moodyman also uses samples in a creative way -- it's not like puff daddy ganking a whole hook from and 80s song in order to give his tracks pop credibility. Until and unless you sign with a major, no one worries too much about sample clearance. Then the record company has to cover its ass, and they'll make you pay for any samples you have to clear... --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
