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How to Sample Music Without Getting Sued: The Curious Case of the Most Controversial Copyright How to Sample Music Without Getting Sued: The Curious Case of the Most Controversial Copyright

How to Sample Music Without Getting Sued: The Curious Case of the Most Controversial Copyright

May 2nd, 2018 by

Using samples—snippets of someone else’s copyrighted material in your music—can be a bit of a legal grey area, but for years artists from nearly every genre have done it.

One of the first examples can be traced back to 1956 and the novelty song “The Flying Saucer” by Buchanan and Read more...

Producer Nile Rodgers Returns Home from Hospital Following Cancer Surgery Producer Nile Rodgers Returns Home from Hospital Following Cancer Surgery

Producer Nile Rodgers Returns Home from Hospital Following Cancer Surgery

January 17th, 2011 by

The Connecticut-based producer, songwriter and musician Nile Rodgers has revealed on his Website that he is battling an aggressive cancer. He has recently returned to his home, following radical surgery to try and entirely remove the cancer.

An NYC native, Rodgers is known throughout the world for his massive contributions Read more...

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