> Oh. I didn't know that, although it makes a
> fraction of sense. Still, it all has to do with
> money, and he's making money with someone elses
> work, even if he did pay for it. I suppose
> that's like selling a game that uses another
> game engine, just a heavily modified version of
> it. Or am I making a stupid analogy? I think I
> am.

Basically. He, like all recording artists who want to "sample" music, has to get permission from the copyright holder, which is, I believe, usually the record label of the sampled artist.

-Eric "Weight has nothing to do with it" Sleator
Mon 8 Oct A.D. 2001