The chilling effect of “kraftwerk I/II” on sound sampling
- 3 March 2015
Sound sampling has become a mature musical technique. We are years beyond the notion of “sound rip-off”. This art form still faces needless limitations due to legal uncertainty and high transaction costs while the technical options for sampling are now nearly without limit. German and American courts have narrowed the leeway for sample users and the question is whether the Dutch courts will follow. It is high time for selfregulation to stimulate sound sampling as an art form. Using even…