Re: Re: Re: Re: What can I do about illegal sampling?

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What can I do about illegal sampling?

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: : : : : : : : : : Hi : : : : : I'm from Puerto Rico and there's this musical genre called "reggeaton". They have been using samples for a while. They are not derivate works. They are not shorter than 15 sec.They almost sound exactly like the original instrumental apart from a drum loop and a guy rapping like a jamaican "dancehall artist". : : : : : What can I really do? Send recorded tapes to the artist's label? I'm not sure if I can do anything. : : : : : I would really like to know. : : : : : Thank You : : : : Dear Jay Cruz, : : : : It is not clear what you want to do. You want to make a tape of what you do and see if a recording company likes your work? : : : : The tough part is to find someone that will even listen. : : : : M. Arthur Auslander : : : : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : : : : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : : : : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : : : : ELAINE's Workshop® : : : : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive™ : : : : Reality Check® : : : It's not my work. It's these artist's work. They've been sampling music for a while and i bet that's it's totally illegal. I ask because recently they sampled "Bittersweet Symphony" from the Verve. This song has a sample from a Rolling Stones song from a symphonic song and they were sued. I mean, I never heard that these artis in my country, has had any trouble doing this and thats what surprises me about it. I'm really angry at this situation and I wan't to do something about it. : : : They sampled "Sweet Dreams" from the Eurythmics, they have sample "Get your freak on" by Missy Elliot and a lot more popular songs. : : : Again I ask: What can I do so they can get caught? : Dear Yosmarie, : Contact, ASCAP, BMI, and SECAC, they may act or tell you what to do. The are in the US but ought to have offices or the equivalent in Puerto Rico. : M. Arthur Auslander : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : ELAINE's Workshop® : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive™ : Reality Check®

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