Does Gaga Get Paid For Just Dance...

[Blastertoyo 22,728]

being mentioned in Monster? 

Is she getting two checks when she plays Monster? 

 

I know some artists have had to ask for permission when mentioning other song titles or sampling lyrics 

[FfFfFfFF 54,892]

No because referencing the title doesn't qualify as sampling.  

[derpmonster 22,412]

Actually, you're probably right.

Because of how legality works, unless she specifically signed off a contract with herself or her producers saying they could use Just Dance for free, she may not have been able to just ignore it. But also, it's not a full sample, so... If it were different labels, that could've been an issue. 

Fun fact: Microsoft makes its own computers under the Surface line. They have to pay themselves for a Windows license to prevent them from getting a competitive advantage over other companies who have to buy a Windows license for their computers.  So if Microsoft makes $700 from a computer, they can only show $600 as being from the Surface line and $100 goes towards Windows. So, to shareholders, one may look less successful than the other.

[KatieJudasGaga4 67,907]

Does Gaga get paid for LoveGame being mentioned in Poker Face?

[gypsy101 5,452]

she says two words “just dance,” that does not qualify as sampling. in copyright when you quote melody you have to credit after 8 notes. she doesn’t even use the same melody on those words so she’s not even quoting it besides the title

[Blastertoyo 22,728]

4 minutes ago, gypsy101 said:

she says two words “just dance,” that does not qualify as sampling. in copyright when you quote melody you have to credit after 8 notes. she doesn’t even use the same melody on those words so she’s not even quoting it besides the title

When Mariah did We Blong Together she had to ask for permission for “If You Think You’re Lonely Now” and “I Only Think Of You” 

[Blastertoyo 22,728]

30 minutes ago, derpmonster said:

Actually, you're probably right.

Because of how legality works, unless she specifically signed off a contract with herself or her producers saying they could use Just Dance for free, she may not have been able to just ignore it. But also, it's not a full sample, so... If it were different labels, that could've been an issue. 

Fun fact: Microsoft makes its own computers under the Surface line. They have to pay themselves for a Windows license to prevent them from getting a competitive advantage over other companies who have to buy a Windows license for their computers.  So if Microsoft makes $700 from a computer, they can only show $600 as being from the Surface line and $100 goes towards Windows. So, to shareholders, one may look less successful than the other.

Wow I had no idea that Microsoft had to do this  it kinda makes sense though 

[FfFfFfFF 54,892]

15 minutes ago, Blastertoyo said:

When Mariah did We Blong Together she had to ask for permission for “If You Think You’re Lonely Now” and “I Only Think Of You” 

Because she borrowed a sequence of the melody from these songs. Just Dance in Monster is just a short title reference.

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[bloody g 31,739]

Isn't Monster recorded by the same writers and producers and distributed by the same label and all? I don't think there's any problem at all 

[Gracious Gaga 17,163]

Sounds like most of you guys haven’t heard about the lawsuit she went through over this.  Her team did their best to keep it discreet and out of the public eye.  Basically, she never asked herself for permission and when she found out she used her song title in the other song, she was pissed and immediately sued.  Thankfully she won the battle, rightfully so.

[fivefoottwo 3,108]

22 minutes ago, Gracious Gaga said:

Sounds like most of you guys haven’t heard about the lawsuit she went through over this.  Her team did their best to keep it discreet and out of the public eye.  Basically, she never asked herself for permission and when she found out she used her song title in the other song, she was pissed and immediately sued.  Thankfully she won the battle, rightfully so.

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[ChromeAngel 3,230]

4 hours ago, derpmonster said:

Actually, you're probably right.

Because of how legality works, unless she specifically signed off a contract with herself or her producers saying they could use Just Dance for free, she may not have been able to just ignore it. But also, it's not a full sample, so... If it were different labels, that could've been an issue. 

Fun fact: Microsoft makes its own computers under the Surface line. They have to pay themselves for a Windows license to prevent them from getting a competitive advantage over other companies who have to buy a Windows license for their computers.  So if Microsoft makes $700 from a computer, they can only show $600 as being from the Surface line and $100 goes towards Windows. So, to shareholders, one may look less successful than the other.

But lyrics referencing a song is not a sample. If that was the case you could literally find a song for every single lyric out there and everybody would be paying everybody 

[Zombiecat 15,577]

there's probably a billion songs with those 2 words  

[Blastertoyo 22,728]

3 hours ago, Unbeweavable said:

there's probably a billion songs with those 2 words  

There can be a billion songs in a room... but none of them are as iconic as Just Dance