The sampling suits aren't silly to anyone who's on the receiving end of them. Litigation drains you emotionally and financially. Lots of people who look in on this page have mastered a craft--whether it be playing an instrument, painting a photorealistic picture, or inventing an art form that hasn't even been recognized yet. For every one who thinks they're entitled to every nickel they can wring out of the expertise, there's another who knows it can never be copped or diminished by sampling; that imitation is flattery whether or not it puts money in the cash drawer--that they are The Maestro. I'm not too persuaded by cults of expertise. Segovia mastered his craft but we still value the Troggs (I sure do.) As for somebody who mashes up both Segovia and the Troggs...well, we'll never know the value of that, thanks to the courts.
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- tom moody 9-13-2005 6:26 am