drumnbass.be forum » Production » Production questions & answers » sampling law? sampling law? Author Post bm84 Bone Man Registration Date: 14-11-2007 Posts: 171 Helpfulness rating:  anyone know anything about sampling regulations.....ive heard theres a law that states after a certain amount of time you can sample music without having to clear it, maybe its 40 years after its released or something??? anyone know? ta __ www.soundcloud.com/bone-man 05-11-2010 00:08 cjstyles Wicked Producer Registration Date: 06-07-2005 Posts: 376 Helpfulness rating:  very much depends on which Country you are in - if you are in the UK http://www.ipo.gov.uk/types/copy/c-durat...drecordings.htm __ NexGen / Plush / Liquid Brilliants / LDNBmusic / Ambra Paul SG - Hidden Smile (CJ Styles Remix) forthcoming Ambra 05-11-2010 00:43 bm84 Bone Man Registration Date: 14-11-2007 Posts: 171 Helpfulness rating:  cheers mate, yeh im in the uk.......50 years then, i wasnt far off __ www.soundcloud.com/bone-man 08-11-2010 19:19 thechronic admin Registration Date: 01-11-2002 Posts: 5,293 Helpfulness rating:  70 years after the death of the composer. __ If you find spam on the site, please hit the button and select my name. I'll personally kick it to the murky depths of hell where it belongs! 09-11-2010 18:13 Puzzle ..zebra? Registration Date: 27-05-2008 Posts: 724 Helpfulness rating:  quote: Originally posted by thechronic 70 years after the death of the composer. Does this mean that stuff like Beethoven, Mozart etc. can be freely sampled? __ SoundCloud Facebook YouTube 10-11-2010 15:01 Muad'Dib Andrejnalin Registration Date: 02-12-2003 Posts: 4,197 Helpfulness rating:  quote: Originally posted by Puzzle quote: Originally posted by thechronic 70 years after the death of the composer. Does this mean that stuff like Beethoven, Mozart etc. can be freely sampled? No, it can be freely played by the same notes and then sampled. 70 years of the death of the author of the arrangement/recording also applies, and sampling Beethoven, I doubt it will be from a 300 year old recording __ Thinking about becoming an Image-Line/FL Studio customer? Want a 10% reduction in price? Use this affiliate link: http://affiliate.image-line.com/BADEBDG473 There is no such thing without its opposite -Bene Gesserit 10-11-2010 15:50 junglist06 Player Registration Date: 12-09-2006 Posts: 310 Helpfulness rating:  gregory coleman hadnt passed away when his solo was first sampled, and the time after that, and the time after that etc etc hehe theres loads of books and stuff on the internet about it. ive got a couple of good books with a lot of info on it, but tbh i skimmed through it pretty quickly __ aka D-Man.....salute the junglist general 18-11-2010 00:04 drumnbass.be forum » Production » Production questions & answers » sampling law?