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The Lobby / Re: Timbaland ripped a track from demoscener
« on: July 19, 2007, 05:33:53 »
I listened to the Timbaland interview,
"Sampling" is VERY VERY common in all sorts of genres of music, especially hip-hop/house/soul/funk/rnb.
Check out http://www.the-breaks.com - basically it's a list of alot of popular music that has used samples from various sources.
There is nothing wrong with sampling.
The PROBLEM is, that NO CREDIT/ROYALTIES/MONEY was given to Janne (Tempest). It's fine to sample as long as you GET CONSENT FROM THE ORIGINAL ARTIST, and PAY ROYALTIES!
Timbaland's argument was that he heard something he liked and wanted to use it, but didn't know who to credit.
It's clear that he intended on using good music without having to pay royalties and hoping that no one would ever find out because the demoscene is not so "popular". Well, now it's for the courts to decide.
I have a feeling that his lawyers will be better than Janne's, though
I hope justice prevails.
JvK
"Sampling" is VERY VERY common in all sorts of genres of music, especially hip-hop/house/soul/funk/rnb.
Check out http://www.the-breaks.com - basically it's a list of alot of popular music that has used samples from various sources.
There is nothing wrong with sampling.
The PROBLEM is, that NO CREDIT/ROYALTIES/MONEY was given to Janne (Tempest). It's fine to sample as long as you GET CONSENT FROM THE ORIGINAL ARTIST, and PAY ROYALTIES!
Timbaland's argument was that he heard something he liked and wanted to use it, but didn't know who to credit.
It's clear that he intended on using good music without having to pay royalties and hoping that no one would ever find out because the demoscene is not so "popular". Well, now it's for the courts to decide.
I have a feeling that his lawyers will be better than Janne's, though
I hope justice prevails.
JvK