(P) Diddy pays Sting $5k per day for the rest of his life

efil4stnias said
because there was no other sample that would have made that song the hit it was, and made Diddy who he was today.

Again, see my post above- that’s just not factual.. but even if that *were* true, and it isnt- i dont think it would have much relevance to my original post .

efil4stnias said
Sold over 7mm albums, who knows how many singles, spent 11 weeks no 1 ( at the time a record ) and actually is the 22nd best selling song of all time in the UK ( and if you think of ALL the music that has come out of the UK, thats pretty remarkable )

Ask @bclemms about original content and theft. You create something no one else has, and it can be "taken" by another, used by another to increase their revenue, with absolutey no compensation to the original creator.

I had no idea the song was that massive.. i remember it being a big hit , but if you had asked me to name the biggest songs of 1997/98 or whenever it was, id have only guessed it to be top ten of the year, i probably would have put Hansen’s MmmBop above it popularity -wise .

And i understand about IP theft, my confusion was along the lines of the daily payment, and the amount of it 25 years later…. Thanks to Chuck for clearing that up, i shoulda known to just consult an attorney w/my question, ha .