It's interesting you mention P'taah. I noticed that he sampled the same
shit I did off of Ralph Towner's "Solstice", which is much more than a "tiny
snip" (on "Compressed Light"). I haven't heard of anyone getting in trouble
for that stuff anymore, as it is very prevalent in the music that I listen
to.
"Turn My Back on You", incidentally, was sampled by Awesome Dre and the
Hardcore Committee, and someone else that escapes me.
Keep sampling.
Shane
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Catanzaro [mailto:stevencatanzaro@sprintmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 7:16 PM
To: acid jazz
Subject: sampling legalities, practically speaking
Hey all;
Does anyone know much about the current state of affairs re: taking loopers
to court?
Specifically, suppose someone sampled a loop, say a drum break, from an
artist notoriously opposed to it... the Rolling Stones, Sade, or the like.
And, suppose the sample was just 2 bars, or maybe a bar, i.e., less than 10
seconds. And suppose the producer put all kinds of new stuff on top, so that
the original loop was part of a totally new piece of music (this is common,
eh?)
Have there been any court cases suing people for just 1 or 2 bars of
"unauthorized" drums? I'm not talking about bass line hooks, ala Superfreak
or Under Pressure... just beats, or little guitar licks ... an example here
would be the way P'taah used a tiny snip from Hang Up Your Hangups.
(I always thought "Turn My Back On You" should've been sampled)
-Steve-
np Dexter Gordon... Our Man In Paris... unbelievable!
ps... did anybody make a dub of Jazzadelica f. e:trinity last weekend?
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