Re: digital sampling

On Mon, 13 Mar 2000, Larry Helfer <larry.helfer[_at_]lls.edu> wrote:
>
> Does anyone know of an example of digital sampling (i.e. the copying
> and splicing of a few seconds of a preexisting sound recording) into
> a new musical work/sound recording where both the sampled song and
> the new work are available for purchase? I know that Biz Markie
> sampled Alone Again Naturally in his song "Alone Again" in his album
> "I Need a Haircut". However, an injunction was issued, see Grand
> Upright Music v. Warner Bros.Records 780 F.Supp. 182, and the song
> is no longer available on the album.

There are lots of songs which are sampled with licenses, where the old version is still in print and the derivative work isn't the subject of an injunction. For example, Dario G's "Sunchyne" samples The Dream Academy's "Life in a Northern Town." Sample clearance is a big business; not all samples are litigated.

S. Martin Keleti
<keleti[_at_]manifesto.com> Received on Tue Mar 14 2000 - 19:02:58 GMT