Girl Talk All Day pushes the bounds of sampling

Pittsburgh-based DJ Girl Talk has launched his second album, “All Day”. The record is built out in excess of 373 samples and is meant to be listened to as one 71-minute piece. Girl Talk “All Day” is being launched totally free and will likely spark further discussion of the legitimacy of trying.

download Girl Talk 'All Day'

DJ and performer Girl Talk, Gregg Gillis off the stage, has launched his second album. In 2008, he released his first record while since then more than 40 tour dates a year have been scheduled. On the Illegal Art website, you can get a free download of "All Day". Girl Talk’s “All Day” is 71 minutes long, and though it’s split up into 12 tracks, it is meant as a single, long-listening piece. You will find 272 pieces of songs from different artists on the record. It has all the pieces put together.

Trying 'All Day' lawfully

You will find legal problems with trying the Girl Talk "All Day" record. Usually testing music is acceptable. Permission is required though. The "fair use" of music trying has been something the courts have had to work with considering permission is not always requested. If permission isn't obtained, then a sample as little as a "distinctive" three note riff is a right violation according to the most recent decision with Bridgeport Music Inc. v. Dimension Films.

The Creative Commons license on Girl Talk ‘All Day’

The Innovative Common permit is getting used increasingly more with the all-or-nothing copyright option being taken. Artists are allowed to "claim and release" with the copyrighting meaning that their work can be remixed and used for commercial purposes with their permission. Releasing the Girl Talk "All Day" record was ok because of a permit like this. A Creative Commons non-commercial permit is used here. As long as there are not any commercial reasons for the work getting used, it could be used by anyone. While Girl Talk might well benefit from the exposure this brings, there’s a query of whether all the artists included in the samples can be — or need to be — remunerated for their sampled work.

Articles cited

Wikipedia

wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampling_%28music%29

Billboard

billboard.com/news/girl-talk-releases-new-album-all-day-for-1004126750.story?tag=hpfeed#/news/girl-talk-releases-new-album-all-day-for-1004126750.story?tag=hpfeed

Illegal Art

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