Have you heard about the Blurred Lines lawsuit, which resulted in a payment of more than 7 million dollars to the Marvin Gaye estate by Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams? Cases like this have made many an artist think twice before using samples in their music. Read on to learn the best places to find free samples, as well as advice on how to avoid any legal trouble by clearing samples or purchasing directly from sample libraries.
- Get free samples from The Creative Commons, an organization that promotes the fair use of artistic work.
- Rights expire with time and become free as part of the public domain.
- Change the sample so it is entirely different from the original.
- Subscribe to sites and services that offer royalty-free samples.
- Just pay the copyright holder to use the sample.
Samples are ubiquitous in modern music. With a bit of care, you can use samples in your music with minimal risk.
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