Or do they try to get away without paying royalties to the original artist? Obviously I know it depends on the sample, its length and how blatently it is used in the song, but I'm talking about in general. The reason I ask is because I am a hip hop producer, and sampling is just such a huge part of hip hop culture. When you clear a sample, you almost always have to pay a fee to the original artist, or share the profits—but if so many recording artists sample, how can they afford to pay these fees? (and I'm not talking about multi-million dollar rappers on big record labels—I'm referring to smaller, indie artists who sample (like myself.))
2006-07-13
14:09:15
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eddster08
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