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From:
Giles Ward
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Date:
Fri, 25 Feb 2000 21:23:53 -0000
Subject:
Re: (idm) R.I.P. Ofra Haza
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quoted 1 line coldcut does not equal MARRS. MARRS ripped off coldcut's remix of eric> > >coldcut does not equal MARRS. MARRS ripped off coldcut's remix of eric
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quoted 1 line and rakim's 'paid in full' and was henced sued by coldcut which not> > >and rakim's 'paid in full' and was henced sued by coldcut which not
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quoted 9 lines was a landmark lawsuit but gave coldcut a good boost in starting ninja> > >was a landmark lawsuit but gave coldcut a good boost in starting ninja > > >tune. > > > > i had always thought there was a Stock/Aiken/Waterman suit against > > M/A/R/R/S. so there's two? or was that just an urban legend? > > i don't know about that but if you own or have heard 'paid in full' it is > quite clear that MARRS did very little but sample huge chunks of the > coldcut remix.
I remember reading that Coldcut only got a couple of hundred quid for 'Paid in full' and consequently released a 'Not paid enuff' mix! S/A/W produced 'Roadblock' which I think nicked bits of MARRS. I think the phrase "Where there's a hit, there's a writ" was coined around this time... --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org