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Originally Posted by maim9  Do most artists actually do this, and what are the chances of getting into legal trouble if you don't? This article says that - for all practical purposes - it's impossible to get samples cleared, but at the same time we all know that most, if not all, big industrial acts have at some point in their career been sampling in huge amounts..
I'm just asking, because I can't seem to find any real info on this. Sorry if it's a bit off topic, but I guess it's somehow a point for everyone doing music with samples.. |
It depends on how big a hit you have on your hands. For all intents and purposes, the movie houses have the right to sue the shit out of you, but they'll rarely go after you unless you have a huge hit on your hands and are making tons of money at their expense. Frontline Assembly made a whole album that pretty much tore apart the movie "Falling Down" and then artists like Velvet Acid Christ sample every movie dialog they can get their hands on, refuse to even attempt to get their samples cleared, and then never receive and backlash from it.