Comments Thread For: Floyd Mayweather Jr. Prevails in Copyright Lawsuit

[Funky_Monk]

I have to respectfully disagree because I don't think playing his beat as a ring entrance constitutes copyright infringement. If it was a bar or a club, his music might get some spins, but he wouldn't sue the deejay. If anything, other artists may have heard the beat because Mayweather used it for his ring entrance and want to use it on a song.

Your argument that other artist may have heard it as a result is irrelevant.
If you use something that is copyright without permission it's theft.
How much you should therefor be compensated is up for debate.
The issue here would be who was liable for it being played.

[radioraheem]

Your argument that other artist may have heard it as a result is irrelevant.
If you use something that is copyright without permission it's theft.
How much you should therefor be compensated is up for debate.
The issue here would be who was liable for it being played.

With music, the rules are not so black and white. In the music business, generally, anyone can use a song as long as they aren't making money off it directly. It's why you see lots of artists making mixtapes using all sorts of beats and samples, and not having to deal with paying sample clearances or getting permission. The mixtapes are distributed for free, promo only. But if an artist plans on selling it, or using it in a way to promote a product that's for retail, you must pay money (aka get permission).

And there is another issue with that case. Did the beat/song have samples in it, or not? Because if it did, that's just another big reason to throw the case out the window.

[Funky_Monk]

With music, the rules are not so black and white. In the music business, generally, anyone can use a song as long as they aren't making money off it directly. It's why you see lots of artists making mixtapes using all sorts of beats and samples, and not having to deal with paying sample clearances or getting permission. The mixtapes are distributed for free, promo only. But if an artist plans on selling it, or using it in a way to promote a product that's for retail, you must pay money (aka get permission).

And there is another issue with that case. Did the beat/song have samples in it, or not? Because if it did, that's just another big reason to throw the case out the window.

I agree and licensing laws differ greatly.
There could still be cases in what you mentioned but would they be worth pursuing probably not...
I'm not very au fait with the case and without full knowledge it'd be impossible to pass real judgement

[I Love Jesus!]

i remember when the story broker..there was like 300 replies and 20 pages..now that he won...5 replies.lol

yeah but 285 of those replies were yours

[RlCKY]

Strange, I would want somebody walking out to one of my songs. If he wasn't directly compensated, i'm sure there were people who looked up that song to see who made it.

He probably made a couple of album sales off of it.

Musical copyright laws aren't exactly black and white

[jamsta]

I have to respectfully disagree because I don't think playing his beat as a ring entrance constitutes copyright infringement. If it was a bar or a club, his music might get some spins, but he wouldn't sue the deejay. If anything, other artists may have heard the beat because Mayweather used it for his ring entrance and want to use it on a song.

Your argument that other artist may have heard it as a result is irrelevant.
If you use something that is copyright without permission it's theft.
How much you should therefor be compensated is up for debate.
The issue here would be who was liable for it being played.

With music, the rules are not so black and white. In the music business, generally, anyone can use a song as long as they aren't making money off it directly. It's why you see lots of artists making mixtapes using all sorts of beats and samples, and not having to deal with paying sample clearances or getting permission. The mixtapes are distributed for free, promo only. But if an artist plans on selling it, or using it in a way to promote a product that's for retail, you must pay money (aka get permission).

And there is another issue with that case. Did the beat/song have samples in it, or not? Because if it did, that's just another big reason to throw the case out the window.

Nice to see some sensible discussion going without the usual resort to abuse and name calling that we are used to seeing here.

[anonymous2.0]

Nice to see some sensible discussion going without the usual resort to abuse and name calling that we are used to seeing here.

Shut up Venger.

[littlemac]

This only will be angering the paccturds even more