I remember seeing an interview with (I think) Bootsy Collins, who remarked
that (at least it used to be) you couldn't sue someone over a drum pattern
or a bass line. Melodies and lyrics only. So if there's not much more to a
track than beats and bass, you put it out at your own risk. "That's not a
song". That is, outside of electronic music, the studio is still
considered window dressing. I just doubt there's much precedent in the law
for what would be considered engineering techniques, like the EQing of a
vocal sample.
Regarding the bass line issue - what about "Ice Ice Baby" and "Under Pressure?"
That was a law suit over a bassline and a successful one if I remember
correctly. The former track shared nothing in common with the latter except
for an obviously ripped off bassline but there was still a lawsuit over it.
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