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In the 80s sampling was kinda a gray area. But by the 90s all samples were cleared, or too obtuse to figure out the source.... I guess the British were ahead
by acomjean 7y ago
In the 80s sampling was kinda a gray area. But by the 90s all samples were cleared, or too obtuse to figure out the source.... I guess the British were ahead of the US in this.
"In 1991, songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan sued rapper Biz Markie after he sampled O'Sullivan's "Alone Again (Naturally)" on the album I Need a Haircut. The court ruled that sampling without permission infringed copyright. Instead of asking for royalties, O'Sullivan forced Biz Markie's label Warner Bros to recall the album until the song was removed.
Nelson George described it as the "most damaging example of anti-hip hop vindictiveness", which "sent a chill through the industry that is still felt".[39] The Washington Post wrote in 2018 that "no court decision has changed the sound of pop music as much as this", likening it to banning a musical instrument"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampling_(music)#Legal_and_ethical_issues https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampling_(music)#Legal_and_eth...