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| From | "Stewart Mason" <craigtorso@verizon.net> |
| Subject | Re: rubinoos/avril you decide |
| Date | Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:22:17 -0400 |
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From: "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com>
> The difference is that "Bittersweet..." contains a SAMPLED string
> section of an actual Rolling Stones song. That's a whole lot
> different than someone stealing your lyrics or melody line and
> recording them as their own.
As others have mentioned, it contains a sample from Andrew Loog
Oldham's easy-listening instrumental version of "The Last Time." The
galling part of this case was that it was a licensed sample that the
Verve had permission to use, but ABKCO sued anyway, claiming that
since the sample was the song's primary hook, ABKCO deserved all the
publishing income. That the judge fell for that pile of happy
horseshit is something of a travesty: a license is a license.
Clearly, Allen Klein felt the need to remind a new generation of
musicians and fans that he is indeed the biggest asshole in the
history of rock and roll.
S
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