| Intellectual property's tentacles are long and strong. | | | | The Verve violated their license agreement because |
| Maybe the largest battlefield in IP is the music industry. | | | | they use too much of the sample in their song. The |
| Composer, producers, interpreters and license owners | | | | Rolling Stones ended up collecting 100% of the loyalties |
| might get unexpectedly involved in legal battles | | | | of the song. Members of The Verve argued that the |
| regarding the misuse or abuse of a song of their | | | | Stones got greedy when they noticed the sudden |
| property. Sometimes it is just something as little as a | | | | success of "Bittersweet Symphony". |
| sample of the song but are legal frictions can deal with | | | | As a result, the Rolling Stones sold the rights over the |
| millions and millions of dollars. | | | | "Bittersweet Symphony" and it became part of many |
| Time is not an issue to underestimate when dealing | | | | commercials and publicities. Allen Klein, Rolling Stones' |
| with Intellectual Property. If by any chance, you use a | | | | manager licensed the song to Nike and to Vauxhall |
| song that was written forty years ago, and one of its | | | | automobiles. Both brands utilize the melody for |
| owners is still alive, he/she can claim unfair use and | | | | multi-million dollar television campaigns. Even worse, |
| suddenly, legal lawsuits can flood your desk. When | | | | when the song was nominated for a Grammy, The |
| working with someone else's work, you should be | | | | Verve was not named as a nominee, but Mick Jagger |
| extremely careful, no matter if you already got | | | | and Keith Richards were. This is just a little example of |
| permission to use it. | | | | moral rights dealing with intellectual property. The song |
| In 1997, the British band The Verve sampled an | | | | hit top of the charts and not one members of The |
| orchestration in one of their songs, "Bittersweet | | | | Verve enjoyed a cent of its success. |
| Symphony", from the Rolling Stones' "The Last Time". | | | | If these types of situations happen with amazing |
| Prior the release of the album, the group did the proper | | | | groups, who supposedly are not interested in more |
| negotiations concerning the license agreement with the | | | | money, anything can happen to regular people who |
| Rolling Stones to utilize the sample. When the album | | | | may get exposed to these inconveniences. Get |
| came out, the song was a complete hit and reached | | | | acquainted with the respective regulations and laws so |
| number 23 on the Billboard Charts. After the sudden | | | | that no economical issues may come up in case you |
| success of the song, the Rolling Stones argued that | | | | are planning to use someone else's inspiration! |