But if a song (yours or other people's songs on Beatport/Bandcamp/Spotify) becomes popular enough and it has samples you haven't cleared, expect your door to be knocked on by some of the right holders who are gonna ask you to pay up.
There are plenty of cases of unknown people making songs that become popular overnight and then get stuck in long litigations regarding sample usage. Obviously they're not gonna go after music makers who barely have any listeners.
But if a song (yours or other people's songs on Beatport/Bandcamp/Spotify) becomes popular enough and it has samples you haven't cleared, expect your door to be knocked on by some of the right holders who are gonna ask you to pay up.
There are plenty of cases of unknown people making songs that become popular overnight and then get stuck in long litigations regarding sample usage. Obviously they're not gonna go after music makers who barely have any listeners.