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When family disputes arise over repurposing inherited musical work

I sampled my great-uncle's old blues recordings for my hip-hop tracks and now distant relatives are saying I'm exploiting his legacy for profit even though I'm honoring him.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Different generational approaches to preserving and transforming musical legacy create conflict over the ethics of artistic inheritance.

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“Where Are You with Music and artistic legacy across traditions?”

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