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2015-03-15 10:06:59
Respected Swiss musician gets ripped off by Jay Z
The American rapper Jay Z has agreed to pay half the royalties from his song ‘Versus’ to a veteran Swiss musician, Bruno Spoerri. It appears that portions of a Spoerri sample track were mixed into the song. When the incident was discovered 15 months ago, Spoerri said: ‘In a way I’m flattered that a relatively young rapper takes a sample from an old man, a sample that is about 35 years old.’ Spoerri, 78, is a founder of the Swiss Centre for Computer Music and its former co-director. Here’s Spoerri’s track (which has gone modestly viral with 100,000 views): And Jay Z’s take on it:
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