On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 6:49 PM, Michael Bechard <gothmagog@yahoo.com> wrote:
The amen break has no rights attached to it. It was a gift from the gods. Now
whether or not those gods love or hate us is another matter...

As far as I know the Winstons own the copyright (well... used to anyway, it might have expired) but they never chased anyone about lifting the drums...

For an informative youtube browse there's a nice video on the start of sampling, dnb, etc:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac

 Cheers, -Harry