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Many of the soul and funk artists that I sample from do not own their own publishing for various reasons. In such cases, it is difficult to justify forking over money to corporations or Michael Jackson for using a snare.

Thanks again for all the help. forgeagain> I totally agree with you on this one. If I were making music for a major label or scoring a film, etc., clearing samples would be very reasonable and acceptable. As a hobbyist whose resources are very limited and whose product consists mostly of short run promo items and negative profit, the idea of clearance is not an option. One more sketchy question: When approaching one of these manufacturers that have been suggested, should I even ask if samples are ok or is it better not to bring it up at all? I'd rather not waste any more time having product and a downpayment held up for weeks only to have to cancel the order because of the sample issue.

Maybe this post is a little sketchy; I'm not really a message boarder so I wasn't thinking like that at the time. But a few cats on here already have sent some helpful private messages, so maybe the rumors about mean people on the internet are not true.

Hey wassup everyone, I'm a hip-hop producer based out of eastern Canada. I am trying to press a 7" 45 rpm record, but the vinyl manufacturer (MMS, the only one in Canada) has asked for samples to be cleared before they can go ahead. I'm only pressing 300 copies, many of which will be sent to college radio etc for promo, so sample clearance is not practical or feasible. My question is this. . .does anyone know of vinyl manufacturers in America or even overseas that turn a blind eye to samples? They are chopped and manipulated very well; I am surprised that 2 samples were actually detected.