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Robert Fripp doesn't think hes harmless having stolen 21st Century Schizoid Man for one of his 'songs'.
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Fripp gave West the benefit of the doubt in his diary: http://www.dgmlive.com/diaries.htm?entry=17547
[i][color=#000000][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3][b][i]Kanye to sample Crimson?[/i][/b][/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3][i]
:: Posted by fydo1974 on May 28, 2010[/i][/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3][i]This doesn’t seem like something that Fripp would approve.[/i][/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]Actually, yes it is. I like [/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3][i]Power[/i][/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3] & would have approved, had I been approached. Probably, Mr. Kanye acted in good faith & left it to his people to arrange licensing. Sadly, UMG’s Standard Operating Procedure seems to be: act first, regardless of proprieties & permissions, and deal later: on the assumption that the size & quasi-monopolisitic power of the company will be enough to deal / override / ignore any objections. [/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]Kanye the artist has my presumption of innocence, given the clear choice between the intention of the artist & UMG the company/s.[/size][/font][/color][/i]