Independent Lens | COPYRIGHT CRIMINALS | Film Clip #2 | PBS
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/copyright-criminals They say I’m the world’s number one sampledest drummer. I haven’t got a penny for it yet though.
COPYRIGHT CRIMINALS examines the creative and commercial value of musical sampling, including the related debates over artistic expression, copyright law, and (of course) money. The film traces the rise of hip-hop from the urban streets of New York to its current status as a multibillion-dollar industry. For more than 30 years, innovative hip-hop performers and producers have been re-using portions of previously recorded music in new, otherwise original compositions. When lawyers and record companies got involved, what was once referred to as a “borrowed melody” became a “copyright infringement.”
COPYRIGHT CRIMINALS premieres on January 19, 2009 on Independent Lens, a weekly series airing on PBS. Hosted by Maggie Gyllenhaal, the acclaimed series showcases powerful and innovative independent films. Presented by ITVS, Independent Lens is broadcast on PBS stations nationwide.
Visit the Web site for more: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/copyright-criminals
Duration : 0:3:7
Comments
clearly you know …
clearly you know more about this guy from being sampled than you would if he didnt get sampled….
I used to work at …
I used to work at Berklee College of Music in Boston, and BELIEVE ME, the dude who opened that school took copyright infringements very, very seriously.
DUMB
DUMB
He should be PAID …
He should be PAID for his hard work
What a shame…
What a shame…
I agree. They are …
I agree. They are making this Internet copying thing way out of proportion. I respect author’s/creator’s rights, but when the recording industry tries to make everyone a criminal….NO!! The Constitution says, “WE THE PEOPLE…” That means all of us have rights under law.
Are you serious?
So …
Are you serious?
So when do we get around to doing the special on the race records: which they took right off of the old blues men and covered then re-released by “mainstream” artists?
I mean if you know what copyright means it gets no more sinister than that imo
Recording industry …
Recording industry are criminals, period.
How so freakin’ …
How so freakin’ unfair to some artists, huh? I mean, to never get the credit and the recognition of one’s work and one’s talent that one deserves is despicable. Three cheers for Melissa Etheridge who *did* thank Clyde Stubblefield.
January 22nd, 2010 at 7:19 pm
This is a very …
This is a very interesting documentary. Who ever hasn’t see this should watch this because it brings to light somethings about hip hop.