But if the small clip, say three seconds, is used over and over again in a song (like in rap) then that is copying. It's not just how much of the original song is used but also how much it's used in your new song.
I mean songs where most of the melody comes from someone else but the rhythm is added in using a drum machine. Which is done quite often. Busta Rhymes for example using the Psycho theme song.
Hmmm... I made a mistake here. Quoted Wrong person... and put it in wrong place... anyways... I agree with you that poetry and music are different. To me poetry is a medium. If I do a drawing with a pencil I couldn't call it a painting so I personally don't think music is poetry though they are often closely related. If you put lyrics down on a piece of paper it can be poetry though.
Check out this article on the topic.
"that the vast majority of rappers aren't very good. But there are a few out there (including Dr. Dre) who are actually making music." you're a moron. the lyrics in rock can be just as important as anything. i hate when people try to claim rap has some special connection to poetry. go listen to some velvet underground, patti smith, or bob dylan before you make such a dumb comment.
To me sampling is akin to photocopying a page from Shakespeare and maybe add some blue triangles around it then calling it your own. It can be argued it is art but I still consider the original person who did it to be the primary artist. The person who does the copying should get little if any credit.
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But if the small clip, say three seconds, is used over and over again in a song (like in rap) then that is copying. It's not just how much of the original song is used but also how much it's used in your new song.
I mean songs where most of the melody comes from someone else but the rhythm is added in using a drum machine. Which is done quite often. Busta Rhymes for example using the Psycho theme song.
Hmmm... I made a mistake here. Quoted Wrong person... and put it in wrong place... anyways... I agree with you that poetry and music are different. To me poetry is a medium. If I do a drawing with a pencil I couldn't call it a painting so I personally don't think music is poetry though they are often closely related. If you put lyrics down on a piece of paper it can be poetry though. Check out this article on the topic.
Maybe they should pass a law that if you can sample music if you want but your music then has to be made available freely on p2p networks.
"that the vast majority of rappers aren't very good. But there are a few out there (including Dr. Dre) who are actually making music." you're a moron. the lyrics in rock can be just as important as anything. i hate when people try to claim rap has some special connection to poetry. go listen to some velvet underground, patti smith, or bob dylan before you make such a dumb comment.
To me sampling is akin to photocopying a page from Shakespeare and maybe add some blue triangles around it then calling it your own. It can be argued it is art but I still consider the original person who did it to be the primary artist. The person who does the copying should get little if any credit.