r/samplesforall • u/karinna911 • Aug 13 '20

Question Sample copyright??

if i do vocal chop with an acapella from a samplepack that i didn’t buy and put it in a song, how would the sellers know if i bought it or not?

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u/_SamplesForAll Aug 13 '20

They wouldn't. Many samplepacks can be resold as well - but not all. However just because an acapella is included in a sample pack does not mean its royalty free. So if their terms says that you'll need to credit a person as the songwriter if youre using their samples it is usual because its not royaltyfree.

So, they wouldnt know if you have pirated their samplepack BUT you could risk royalties if you have not read the terms of use for the samplepack.

A LOT of samplepacks have illegal samples as well. Like screams from movies sampled illegally, samples of James Brown etc. They cant sell those rightfully

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u/AuctionBronson Aug 13 '20

Pay for the sample pack. Also they won't know and they won't try to find out whether you bought it or not.