21. "The Beatles were heavily sampled between 1987-1991 but post-Turtles laws..." In response to In response to 0
...they made sure no one sampled them. In those who sampled them, it was done without permission. That's not saying they approved but they or their publishers weren't aware. The Beastie Boys heavily sampled them on PAUL'S BOUTIQUE, 3rd Bass sampled "I Am The Walrus". there was a soul song from the late 80's/early 90's that used "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)" but once they realized the money involved, they said "absolutely not".
On the other hand, Paul McCartney has allowed a few to sample his solo work, including Erykah Badu but in this case, she went out of her way to make an effort to contact him directly and he said it was okay. Nonetheless, everyone else hasn't done it, partly because by the time he approved of some, sampling was becoming less worthy.
In other words, while many got away with musical thievery between 1986-1991, once people were legitimately getting caught post-Flo & Eddie, that's how everyone got involved. That's how Aaron Fuchs ended up buying songs that were considered "dead" for the sake of cashing in on other musicians who didn't have labels or publishing.