Note to self: order this book and read it as soon as possible (summer 2014 by rough estimations haha).
Boingboing: “How screwed up are things? The best example of this is a back-of-the-envelope calculation of the cost to clear the samples on two of the best-loved, uncleared albums of all times: the Beastie Boys’ Paul’s Boutique and Public Enemy’s Fear of a Black Planet, both of which typify the kind of album that couldn’t possibly be made today. By the authors’ math, Black Planet would lose $6.8 million in sampling fees on 1.5 million sales; Paul’s Boutique would lose an eye-popping $19.8M on its sales of 2.5m. (Kembrew and his publisher were kind enough to supply the chapter in question, along with the notes).”
