Know The Law Before You Sample That Track
In order to legally use a sample, you need to contact both the owner of the sound recording and the copyright owner of the underlying musical work for permission.
In order to legally use a sample, you need to contact both the owner of the sound recording and the copyright owner of the underlying musical work for permission.
Here is the complete two hours from Congressman Bobby Rush’s panel “Unsung, Unshaken, and Uncompensated: The Plight of African American Musicians”.
Exploring the complexities and contradictions in how samples are licensed, Kembrew McLeod and Peter DiCola interviewed more than 100 musicians, managers, lawyers, industry professionals, journalists, and scholars.
African Americans have excelled at creating and performing popular forms and styles of music, and these contributions are deeply woven into our nation’s rich musical history.