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Is Daft Punk a scam?

Is Daft Punk a scam? Critics accuse the duo of relying too heavily on sampling – using existing music pieces and rearranging them.

But is that art or theft? Sampling is a well-established technique in electronic music, though it often operates in a legal gray area. Daft Punk always obtained licenses and credited original artists, but some fans wonder if their hits would exist without those samples. The fact remains: They transformed old sounds into something entirely new – and that is an art form