As a Pakistani singer publishes a video, fans notice similarities between Besharam Rang and an older song by Sajjad Ali. I had a flashback to my own experiences with copyright infringement.

It was about a decade ago when I first started making music. I was young and naïve and I didn’t know anything about copyright law. I would find songs that I liked on the internet and sample them in my own tracks without getting permission from the copyright holders. I didn’t think anything of it because I wasn’t making any money off of my music. I was just doing it for fun.

But then one day I got a cease and desist letter from a lawyer representing a major record label. They had noticed that I had used a sample from one of their artists in one of my songs without permission. They threatened to sue me if I didn’t take the song down and pay them a hefty fine. I was terrified.

I quickly took the song down and paid the fine, but I learned my lesson. I’ve been much more careful about copyright law ever since. I make sure to get permission before using any samples in my songs. I don’t want to risk getting

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