] The ruling says artists must pay for not only large
] samples of another artist's work, but also snippets —
] smaller notes, chords and beats that are not the artist's
] original composition — which had previously been
] legal, according to The Associated Press.
]
] ...
]
] "Get a license or do not sample," the court said Tuesday.
] "We do not see this as stifling creativity in any
] significant way."

[ Unless you make rap, electronica or are a DJ, which we don't consider significant.

OTOH, having read the opinion, i'm not sure it's as bad as all that. I'm not a lawyer... maybe someone who is can follow up...

it's here : http://pacer.ca6.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=04a0297p.06 -k]

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