It is the responsibility of each record company that produces or releases a sound recording (the “Subsequent Sound Recording”) containing a sample of another recording (the “Sampled Recording”) to clear all of the rights in the Sampled Recording.
PPL will allocate the record company share of all revenue for use of the Subsequent Sound Recording to the record company that owns the Subsequent Sound Recording unless properly informed in writing otherwise by that record company.
It shall be for the record company that owns the Subsequent Sound Recording to pay the owners of the relevant rights in any Sample Recordings featured on the Subsequent Sound Recording in accordance with the arrangements between them.
If PPL is informed that the use of a Sampled Sound Recording in a Subsequent Sound Recording was not licensed by the record company responsible for the Sampled Sound Recording PPL may suspend payment to the record company responsible for the Subsequent Sound Recording.
There are a number of different potential scenarios and circumstances that may be relevant to payments to performers where their performance is included in a recording as a result of that recording featuring a sample.
For more information, read our guidance note on sampled performances.