Copyright Management and its Effect on the Sampling Practice of UK Dance Music Producers

This article draws on qualitative data gained from interviews with a number of established UK dance music producers. Consideration is given to how sampling practice developed in the UK, including the influence of American hip-hop pioneers, the ethical rules that the producers apply to their use of s...

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Main Author: Justin Morey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Association for the Study of Popular Music 2013-01-01
Series:IASPM Journal
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Online Access:https://iaspmjournal.net/index.php/IASPM_Journal/article/view/589/pdf_3
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Summary:This article draws on qualitative data gained from interviews with a number of established UK dance music producers. Consideration is given to how sampling practice developed in the UK, including the influence of American hip-hop pioneers, the ethical rules that the producers apply to their use of samples, and the extent to which their compositional methods and creative choices have adapted in response to increasingly exacting copyright enforcement. It is argued that copyright and its application is one of a number of affordances and constraints, be they technological, industrial, sociocultural or legal that help to shape the creative practice of these producers.
ISSN:2079-3871
2079-3871