Sampling began as an underground art mainly used by rappers; however, when it became more popular, companies started realizing that this broke copyright and they could get money for it. The laws then came that said “if you sample it, you have to pay for it.” This became a real problem for historians. My plan is to be a history teacher so, when this point was made, I got a little nervous. In order to teach history you have to be able to play the music from it to your students. I have heard that if it is for educational purposes, you don’t have to pay. But, as corporations get more and more money hungry, it concerns me that the free usage might go away.