| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (54 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
| Playing Time |
005321 |
| Note |
Title from title frames. |
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Film |
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In Process Record. |
| Performer |
Bobbito Garcia, DJ Spooky, Chuck D, Shock G, Clyde Stubblefield, De La Soul, DJ Qbert, Eclectic Method, El-P, George Clinton, Hank Shocklee, Mix Master Mike |
| Event |
Originally produced by The Orchard in 2009. |
| Summary |
This documentary traces the rise of hip-hop from the urban streets of New York to its current status as a multibillion-dollar industry. COPYRIGHT CRIMINALS examines the creative and commercial value of musical sampling, including the related debates over artistic expression, copyright law, and (of course) money.. For more than thirty 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.” This film showcases many of hip-hop music’s founding figures like Public Enemy, De La Soul, and Digital Underground.. As artists find ever more inventive ways to insert old influences into new material, this documentary asks a critical question, on behalf of an entire creative community: Can you own a sound? |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In English |
| Subject |
Criminal justice, Administration of
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Music
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| Genre |
North American Studies |
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Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Franzen, Benjamin, filmmaker
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Orchard (Firm), Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
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| Music No. |
2852470 Kanopy |
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