quoted 7 lines unwritten ethical subtexts of developing and/or>>unwritten ethical subtexts of developing and/or
>>experimental/underground
>>cultures is that its ok to borrow, quote, or sample one another as
>>long as
>>no one's profiting any more from it than anyone else.
>
>ethical, but not necessarily legal...
Which raises the question "how far is too far?" I think everybody on this
list supports the concept of sampling to one extent or another. What if IDM
got to rewrite copyright law? To what extent should we respect intellectual
property? Is there some arbitrary acceptable sample length? Does the sample
need to be messed up/rearranged to be used? What compensation should artists
get for the use of their work as samples? When can their work be used with
or without their permission? When does something become public domain? And
I don't want what the law is now--what do you think the law should be?
Sam