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Re: Samples and looping
Correction taken. (I'm more of a fan of Frank Sinatra and Cole Porter
than I am of Elvis, so I just picked up on earlier usage in the
discussion.) Substitute names appropriately into the argument...
Mark
On Aug 28, 2009, at 8:22 AM, Charles Zwicky wrote:
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> Hound Dog was written by Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller who also
> produced Big Mama Thornton's record. Elvis heard that and loved it.
> He re-recorded it. Lieber and Stoller still got their royalties. :)
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>> Per is arguing the law -- i.e., the law protects composer's rights.
>> Louigi is arguing about what he believes the law should say -- the
>> composer gets paid by whoever commissioned the work and after that
>> it's fair game. So, in the case of Hound Dog, unless Elvis had a
>> deal with Big Mama Thornton to write the song, in Louigi's world,
>> Elvis owes nothing for using the song. (If I've mischaracterized
>> the positions, I apologize.)
>>
>> Mark
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