SAMPLING

sampling,n. Copyright. The process of taking a small portion of a sound recording and

digitally manipulating it as part of a new recording. • Sampling may infringe the copyright of the

sample’s source, esp. the musical-works and sound-recording copyrights. — Also termed digital

sampling. [Cases: Copyrights and Intellectual Property 67.2. C.J.S. Copyrights and Intellectual

Property § 58.] [Blacks Law 8th]