I just started posting beats online and got my first sale a few weeks ago. Maybe this sounds crazy, but do you guys ever worry about creating a beat that's the same as let's say a "Future" beat (and you don't realize it) and then getting sued for it? I feel like I hear about this a lot with the Blurred Lines lawsuit and the Dark Horse lawsuit. What can I do to make sure this doesn't happen?

Nope no way, because the music/beat you made was made first and you have a time stamp on your hard drive to prove it.

time stamp on the hard drive as evidence? I doubt that this would work out.

peace

Meta Data has been used in the courts for years and decades now. It is very submissible for evidence.

I don't think that's what he's asking. He said...

It seems clear to me that he's talking about inadvertently creating something similar to something that's already been released. In which case his time stamp info wouldn't matter, since his beat wouldn't have been "made first."


OP, I wouldn't worry about inadvertently creating something the "same" as something that came before it. It would have to be extremely similar (like beyond coincidence) in order to be sued for it. Yes, it's conceivable, but highly unlikely. If it would happen, you'd just have to do your best to prove that it was purely coincidental. But that would be hard to prove if it was a hit song or a well-known artist.

I just go by what he wrote and he wrote "creating a future' beat"
Then why did he word it this way? "create a beat that is the same as a future beat"

Wouldn't he have used the word 'past' instead of the word 'future'?

He was talking about Future, the artist.

Future artists suing him for something he came up with first? That is a lot of worrying, yea?

OK I'm starting to think you're joking. Hmm

Lol

I'm shocked your courts allow such a weak evidence.

peace

The best justice system in the world. By our piers, judged by our pier!! Everyone registered to vote will be called for jury duty to judge our piers. The freaking best system ever!!!

One of your rights when you go to trial for a criminal offense is that you get to have a jury of your peers.

*peers.

And "Future" is an artist name...you know that right?!

Exchanging and E for an I doesn't change it from being the best and doesn't add anything either or it is iether.

Your whole reply seems to be confused though - are you or are you not aware he’s referring to someone specific?!

He 100% knows lol.