
Music, Lyrics and Sound Recordings - The Audio Arts
Copyright for your ears. When we talk about copyright in the audio domain, we’re generally talking about musical compositions and sound recordings, although lyrics and sounds also raise interesting issues. The hot issue here is sampling; whether it’s capturing a whole song, a riff, or even a single note, you can be assured of finding yourself in a gray area.
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ZZTop
The great John Lee Hooker gets ripped by ZZ Top.

Vanilla
Vanilla Ice takes a slice out of Queen and David Bowie.

Sinclair
Jane Fonda and the famous workout samples.

Dre
Dr. Dre bites the famous THX Deep Note.

KLF
KLF (aka The Jams) take on 70's supergroup ABBA.

Crew
2 Live Crew and the case of the Pretty Woman

Harrison
George Harrison subconsciously cops the Chiffons.

Biz
Biz Markie naturally samples Gilbert O'Sullivan in 'Alone Again'.