Mashups

I was thinking about mashups earlier today…

A mashup is a song that is actually all samples of many other, usually famous, songs. The point of a mashup is to constantly change the song but to make it sound smooth and natural. It’s really music A.D.D., you hear a clip of a song, and before you can get sick of it, theres a new song. The most notable artist of mashups is Girl Talk.

Now, the question is how legal, or rather, how ethical do you think mashups are?
Should they be allowed? If so, should each sold song give a tiny cut to every sampled artist?

Think about it…