sampled beats???

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By jaem Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:57 pm
xabiton wrote:legally you can be sued for using any uncleared sample. It is not ok to use samples without permission. However it is very unlikely that you will be sued if you stay under the radar.


not using but selling and making money from......

u cant be sued for $hit u are not making money on

"for promotion use only"

:lol:
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By xabiton Sat Jul 28, 2007 3:02 am
jaem wrote:
xabiton wrote:legally you can be sued for using any uncleared sample. It is not ok to use samples without permission. However it is very unlikely that you will be sued if you stay under the radar.


not using but selling and making money from......

u cant be sued for $hit u are not making money on

"for promotion use only"

:lol:
sure u can. its just not as likely that u will get sued. its still legally playgarism (sp?)

By FrustratedSexRobot Wed Aug 01, 2007 1:27 am
only worry about clearing samples if ur making beats for someone from a MAJOR lable.
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By jaem Wed Aug 01, 2007 5:15 pm
xabiton wrote:
jaem wrote:
xabiton wrote:legally you can be sued for using any uncleared sample. It is not ok to use samples without permission. However it is very unlikely that you will be sued if you stay under the radar.


not using but selling and making money from......

u cant be sued for $hit u are not making money on

"for promotion use only"

:lol:
sure u can. its just not as likely that u will get sued. its still legally playgarism (sp?)


not exactly plagarism refers to written words not music....
copyright law exists to protect publishers against illegal "copies" thus the name copyright and who has the right to copy and sell/distribute.

if you are not selling and profiting you are not in violation
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By mpcfreak Thu Aug 02, 2007 11:15 am
okay now im more confused...lol....lets say im on a indie label (signed as a producer) and a artist from a major label wants a sampled beat...do i have to clear it myself or my label OR the artist's label???
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By xabiton Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:08 pm
any of you can. sometimes if you do it yourself you can work out some decent percentages. The most recent issue of scratch covers publishing and has some good information that could help answer your questions
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By Sheldon Sat Aug 04, 2007 4:57 pm
mindcontrol wrote:no you dont. but if you havnt cleared it before you sell it, and the song happens to be top 10 on the billboard, the ppl who own the rights to the song, might want to cash in on the situation.
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By mpcfreak Sat Aug 04, 2007 9:07 pm
Sheldon wrote:
mindcontrol wrote:no you dont. but if you havnt cleared it before you sell it, and the song happens to be top 10 on the billboard, the ppl who own the rights to the song, might want to cash in on the situation.


yeah i think im clear it before i sell it...because i dont wanna sell (without clearing it) it to a major label and it be a hit....and on a indie label or a artist with no label may get lucky and get big deal.....i dont have a lawsuit lol
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By J WALES Tue Aug 07, 2007 4:38 pm
Dude, what do you mean by clearing it? depending on what it is you might waste alot of time and loot chasing down clearances. personally i would wait until someone major starts knocking b4 i even think about clearing anything and after that i still probably wouldnt clear it, let the artist and/or label worry about that. you gonna get shaky percentages anyway bcause you new str8 up, the way to get them is have your contracts ready, state in contract who will be handling clearance and make sure you get a nice upfront cut for keeping your gear up to date :wink: ! either way i wouldnt worry about getting sued, once they find out you are a talented 16 yo on myspace court cost alone will make them run hell they might even wanna work with ya! Goodluck
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