THREE MYTHS ABOUT MUSIC SAMPLING

Submitted by Vanessa Kaster

MYTH:  sampling less than 6 seconds of someone else’s music is okay

MYTH:  sampling less than 5 words of someone else’s lyrics is okay

MYTH:  sampling from a church group is okay

ALL THREE OF THESE STATEMENTS ARE MYTHS.  None of these instances are an automatic green light when it comes to sampling someone else’s music without permission.

 [For more on Music Sampling see —-> http://iplegalfreebies.wordpress.com/2011/01/12/music-sampling-a-few-do’s-and-don’ts/]