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 <[email protected]> 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
