Hey guys,
I am a DJ and I entered a competition for a computer game where I had to create an original song. At the end of the song, I scratched some vinyl and one of the samples is the well-known "Ah yeah" by RUN D.M.C. The rules of the contest say: "Don't copy lyrics or lines from other songs and works of fiction etc. verbatim. Your track must be an original piece!
Is using small samples like "Ah yeah" or "check this out" for example considered copying a line even if it's taken from a vinyl with scratch samples?
https://samplefocus.com/samples/vocal-lo-fi-aw-yeah