Re: Sampling copyrights

[murkie <murkie@panther.middlebury.edu>]

At 10:57 AM 4/26/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Anyone know what the current fair use for samples is?  Last I knew it was
something
>like 2 seconds and under was acceptable and longer samples than that 
>needed
>credit/permission, etc.

i've been told the "2 seconds" law is pretty much a myth.  if it's
recognizable, it's stolen.  tweak it so it sounds new and it's yours.

m

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