Re: Samples and looping

[Mark Hamburg <mark@grubmah.com>]

Correction taken. (I'm more of a fan of Frank Sinatra and Cole Porter  
than I am of Elvis, so I just picked up on earlier usage in the  
discussion.) Substitute names appropriately into the argument...

Mark

On Aug 28, 2009, at 8:22 AM, Charles Zwicky wrote:

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> Hound Dog was written by Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller who also  
> produced Big Mama Thornton's record. Elvis heard that and loved it.  
> He re-recorded it.  Lieber and Stoller still got their royalties. :)
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>> Per is arguing the law -- i.e., the law protects composer's rights.  
>> Louigi is arguing about what he believes the law should say -- the  
>> composer gets paid by whoever commissioned the work and after that  
>> it's fair game. So, in the case of Hound Dog, unless Elvis had a  
>> deal with Big Mama Thornton to write the song, in Louigi's world,  
>> Elvis owes nothing for using the song. (If I've mischaracterized  
>> the positions, I apologize.)
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>> Mark
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