…is that, theoretically, they’re thieves. You’ll have to piece together your impressions from the article here about what’s “fair use,” and what’s not, and I challenge you to think a little beyond “dude, it is *not* that big a deal.” However, if we required Girl Talk to pay for every little clip he samples, he’d end up needing to be sponsored like artists 250 years ago were sponsored by the royal purse. So what do we do? 

Listen to the clip (unless you’ve heard this guy live) and tell me he’s not brilliant. Amendment: if you live a PG-13 lifestyle, please do not listen to the clip. Either way, this one should get you talking:

Steal the Hook? D.J. Skirts Copyright Law