For all of you (us) that use samples

[RUBen1off]

This may be of interest to you. (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1490830/20040908/index.jhtml?headlines=true)

[Vladimir]

Here's the thing: something's only illegal if there's someone to press charges. As long as none of us starts selling our shit, there's no one who cares enough to sue us. If we start peddling, they'll be on us in a hurry. But good find. (y)

[Taco Zip]

Right, the article is about people who make money using samples.
With fan remixes we harm nobody (y)

[landos_dad]

Yeah, we all up for a bit of fun, no-one expects to be making money from these remixes we post (although it would be nice to feature on a Beastie single though wouldn't it? :D ) and I think if we ain't claiming a dollar for our mixes then we should be cool.
I think it can be cool to pick out a nice riff, chord, note, vocal sample and inject it into a mix... but I think it needs to be executed with a bit of creativity, put your own personal spin on things. Simply matching up some looped/sliced riffs with some accapella ain't being too creative.... although I'll admit it can be nice to hear a mash-up or two when your out in a club or something getting oiled. ;)

[Vladimir]

although I'll admit it can be nice to hear a mash-up or two when your out in a club or something getting oiled. ;)

HAHAHA. I just laughed for like 10 minutes. (y) :D

[nobbus]

that coming from the person who posted (possibly) the most repetitive mashup so far...

[landos_dad]

that coming from the person who posted (possibly) the most repetitive mashup so far...

Who? Did I strike a nerve? ;)

Good

[RUBen1off]

Word. It was just a "FYI" kind of thing.

[Taco Zip]

yeah keep'em coming.

[eerriikk]

Thats funny.

Erik

[cypressphil]

Next the estate of the guy who invented the guitar will be filing for royalties from every band that ever used a guitar!!

[Monsieur Decuts]

Fuck the Police.

[funky49]

You may be requested to remove remixes you may be hosting from your web space.

-funky49

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[RUBen1off]

What the fuck??? Things are gonna go downhill quick.

[cypressphil]

Shit, that sucks!! How'd they explain there own artists, the bboys, actively encouraging us to remix their tracks & post them here?!?!!!
Fuck, I feel like listening to the Sex Pistols song "EMI"!!

[MarkedCube]

It should only affect those that make money off it. It happened to DJ Danger Mouse when we mixed Jay Z's the Black album with the Beatles White album for the Gray album. He couldn't sell it so it was put up for download. It would be pretty sad if they start targeting people off a message board that ain't making a single buck off it. I think they'll first get people like Green Lantern who is selling their shit. But for now, all they're trying to do is scare you. People are still going to do it no matter what, like those people who speed up when the light turns yellow.

[Pledge]

Fuck the Police.

Thats right, the people making these laws dont know what creativity is, Pauls boutique is one of the greatest records of all time in my opinion, chalked full of samples. It is human nature to take something you hear, smell, touch, see whatever and try to use it to create something better or different, i.e.sample it.
Another example of music defeating itself. The old guard doesn't get the new stuff so they attack it, when in fact NWA is paying respect to George Clinton and increasing awareness of Funkidelic with a younger generation that would otherwise never think of George Clinton. Who ever invented a specific cemical mix to make a specific color of paint doesn't "own" that color of paint. Pretty soon the guitar companies will want money for the sound of their guitars

[cypressphil]

It sux. How'd the Avalanches release their 2001 album its apparantly completely made up of hundreds of samples, yet it was a big hit, at least in Europe & Australia. They must have spent ages getting them all cleared. So I guess it can be done.