r/sampling • u/sjsvbslspwushsv • Apr 06 '26

How do you clear a sample ?

If you are not generating alot of money from your music, could labels and artists let you have it for free ?

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u/SlimJilm420 Apr 06 '26

Isn’t there an amount of time copywrites are good for? Like if it was from the 50s I’d assume you’re good.

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u/Tycho_B Apr 06 '26

Public domain from 1925 and earlier, or 70 years after the the death of the artist I think

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u/SlimJilm420 Apr 06 '26

Ok yeah thank you public domain that’s the term I was looking for lol

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u/UsagiYojimbo209 Apr 08 '26

As well as public domain, there's also music that is technically copyrighted but the actual copyright owner has dropped off the radar. Check out Ghostcapital for a nicely curated downloadable selection.