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How many bars of an artists recorded work can be used (“sampled”) before it becomes copyright infringement?

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How many bars of an artists recorded work can be used (“sampled”) before it becomes copyright infringement?

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You may not believe this, but one bar is enough to get you. I would think it really depends on the music. There are so many songs out there that sound almost the same, and you know many of the bars we play are in fact the same. I’m sure it would depend on the song and the situation. I own a publishing company and write myself. I know a lot about music business law. A good book in which I own is “This Business Of Music” It covers most all you would ever need to know, and has sample contracts in which you can use to copy for your own. Another is “All You Need To Know About The Music Business”. Both books are great, and you can probably check them out at the Library. If someone can over lay your recording to their copyrighted material, and it is a match, then I would say you would have a problem if they pushed it. Oh yeah, to solidify my comment about the one bar, see if you can think of any song that is different, and that can be recognized by the first bar. I’ll bet you come up with man

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