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Tag Archives: Grand Funk Railroad

Jay-Z and Alan Lomax

Why does folk music collector Alan Lomax have a copyright interest in “Takeover” by Jay-Z? I learned the answer from Creative License: The Law And Culture Of Digital Sampling by Kembrew McLeod and Peter DiCola. It’s a companion book to the invaluable documentary Copyright Criminals. The story of Jay-Z and Alan Lomax isn’t quite as …

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Posted byEthanAugust 30, 2011April 4, 2025Posted inComposition, Copyright and Authorship, Music, Music Business, Politics, Recording, SamplingTags: Alan Lomax, blues, chain gangs, copyright, digging the crates, folk, funk, Grand Funk Railroad, hip-hop, Jay-Z, KRS-One, rock, sampling, The Animals65 Comments on Jay-Z and Alan Lomax
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