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This isn't going to be released commercially, as a very successful artist, he knows that better than most. No record label would release songs without clearing things with the relevant artist. Many artists and DJs don't release live sets/remixes because it would be impossible to clear all the samples, I don't see why this would be any different.

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David Guetta makes tons of money just performing live, so "not going to be release commercially" feels like a cop-out... But then again, that's sort of how DJing works anyway. Would he have had to pay some sort of royalties had he just remixed one of Eminem's actual works on stage?

The venue he's playing at would have to have a general license with the big labels, from which some money would go to Eminem.

In which country is that true? In the UK for example venues need to be registered with the PRS (Performing Rights Society) but their fees are relatively low and the funds they collect are distributed based on surveys with the venues - once every year or two someone will come to the venue and ask them to write down the top 20 or so artists / tracks that they play. It's not very targeted or accurate.

https://www.prsformusic.com/

Sorry, didn't mean to suggest it was target specifically to Eminem, just that some of the money would get to him via the general performance license. As far as I understand PRS is a common model.

>No record label would release songs without clearing things with the relevant artist.

What would that email look like? "Here's some lyrics you never wrote and some audio you've never heard. Can I use it in my song?"

Something like that, lyrics about other artists are often cleared too. There’s a mutual understanding in certain genres, but there’s the infamous example between Taylor Swift and West where the conversation was leaked because West mislead Swift. The candidness of it and the beginning of the line Taylor was willing to let slide was interesting. That wasn’t even AI or a sample, just a reference in a demeaning line.

https://genius.com/Kanye-west-kanye-west-and-taylor-swifts-f...

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