Bands/Artists That Will Clear Samples

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in light of the sugababes' "freak like me" and basement jaxx's "where's your head at," it's obvious that gary numan isn't anti-sample.

who else?

― Tad (llamasfur), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 04:06 (twenty-two years ago)

I wouldn't necessarily go that far, in that I think a huge amount of Numan's classic catalog is essentially beyond his control -- he's mentioned more than once that "Cars" or the like will have been licensed for a commercial or other use and that he only found out when a fan mentioned it to him! But it's true that he doesn't mind at all and has said he loves both songs in question.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 04:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Well now, this makes me think that there must now be a lot of recordings that are now coming out of the shadow of the 50 (?) year copyright law? And are therefore free for sampling?

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 04:20 (twenty-two years ago)

No new music has entered the public domain since the 1920s did. Copyright extension act, etc.

― Xii (Xii), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 05:04 (twenty-two years ago)

people and groups like Negativland obviously

― T. Weiss (Timmy), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 09:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Has James Brown ever sued any of the zillion people who've sampled him?

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 10:13 (twenty-two years ago)

No new music has entered the public domain since the 1920s did. Copyright extension act, etc.

As I understand it, in Europe there are a number of recordings coming out of copyright under their 50 year rule. These include mostly classic recordings, but also really early Elvis stuff since the copyright laws cover non-EU stuff sold in the EU. (Obviously, you can't sell them back to the US, as they're still covered by the copyright there.)

― Old Fart!!! (oldfart_sd), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 11:52 (twenty-two years ago)

As I understand it, in Europe there are a number of recordings coming out of copyright under their 50 year rule.

The US copyright extension act was to bring the US in line with the European Union, which had passed a similar act with similar terms a few years earlier. So nope.

― Xii (Xii), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 14:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Gee. Aerosmith seems pretty sample-friendly.

Then again, it's always the ugly girls who put out first.

― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 16:18 (twenty-two years ago)

George Clinton sells sample cds of his work. the first track is a full song, then each following track is the individual instruments. granted it's not his hits or classic material, but instead is new stuff (that's not really as good) made specially for these cds. it's kinda interesting anyways. we bought one at Virgin for work purposes once.

― JasonD (JasonD), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 17:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Steely Dan (altough it'll cost ya)

― Charles McCain (Charles McCain), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 17:49 (twenty-two years ago)

The US copyright extension act was to bring the US in line with the European Union, which had passed a similar act with similar terms a few years earlier. So nope.

So how do you explain this then? Looks pretty much like the EU (and apparently Canada as well) has a 50 year rule on copyrights...

― Old Fart!!! (oldfart_sd), Thursday, 31 July 2003 07:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Actually, I can see where the confusion arises. According to this article, the 50 year rule is on recordings, while there's a "death + 70 years" rule on publishing rights (This is the one where both the US and EU have the same rules...)

― Old Fart!!! (oldfart_sd), Thursday, 31 July 2003 07:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Here's an NY Times article about as well...

― Old Fart!!! (oldfart_sd), Thursday, 31 July 2003 07:48 (twenty-two years ago)

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