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EMI blocks Beatles album remix

A DJ who has remixed The Beatles' White Album and rapper Jay-Z's Black Album to make The Grey Album has been ordered by record label EMI to stop it being sold.

DJ Danger Mouse created The Grey Album using Jay-Z's vocals and beats made by sampling music on The White Album.

EMI, which releases Beatles records, has served cease and desist orders to the DJ and record shops stocking it.

The DJ is complying - but is happy for fans to copy and distribute promotional copies that have already been pressed.

Those copies are circulating in the hip-hop community, and the legal wrangle is set to make it more of a sought-after underground rarity.


"He's not going to produce any more, sell any more or distribute any more - which is what they're asking of him," a spokesman for DJ Danger Mouse told BBC News Online.
"He's done that in an effort to avoid any legal proceedings. But the album's very much out there."

The DJ was "just happy for people to burn it, bootleg it and post it on the internet", the spokesman said. "Consequently, people are doing it."

When the album was being promoted, DJ Danger Mouse - real name Brian Burton - boasted that all the music on The Grey Album could be traced back to The Beatles' 1968 classic.

"Every kick, snare, and chord is taken from The Beatles White Album and is in their original recording somewhere," the press release said.

But that did not impress EMI, which took action because of copyright infringement. EMI was unavailable for comment.

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/h...ic/3493091.stm

Published: 2004/02/16 15:04:53 GMT

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Sacrelige, but go go Danger Mouse, what an idea!

[Camie]

man craig bbc up your ass on news to get you to spread the word.
I think some people would be kicking themselves up the ass if they got to sell the dance versions.

Hopefully someone from here will get a hold of the aformentioned CD and give whoever wants one a copy!

[Frosty Jack]

Originally posted by Philip:
Hopefully someone from here will get a hold of the aformentioned CD and give whoever wants one a copy!

*psssssttt*....

How about a cheeky wee download?.....

http://www.illegal-art.org/audio/grey.html

I'd get a move on if I was you though.

You 'int seen me....roight?....

Originally posted by Frosty Jack:
*psssssttt*....

How about a cheeky wee download?.....

http://www.illegal-art.org/audio/grey.html

I'd get a move on if I was you though.

You 'int seen me....roight?....

Ace!

Originally posted by Frosty Jack:
*psssssttt*....

How about a cheeky wee download?.....

http://www.illegal-art.org/audio/grey.html

I'd get a move on if I was you though.

You 'int seen me....roight?....

thanks for that man

Camie: :p

[Tav]

My brother dloaded it a few days ago, haven't listened to it yet though.

[Keilan 303]

I wish I had the power to stop crap like that being released....it just plain sucks....I downloaded the song change clothes cos its only one I know....and it just stinks....

Originally posted by Keilan 303:
I wish I had the power to stop crap like that being released....it just plain sucks....I downloaded the song change clothes cos its only one I know....and it just stinks....

This situation brings up some interesting points about the whole issue of ownership/copyright of music.

I dont see why it is a problem, so long as the artist being sampled/cut & pasted gets their royalties etc!

In this instance, the use of The Beatles is quite ironic, because they used other peoples music/recording's on a few album's with no credit what so ever!

This is money and greed getting in the way of someone being creative!