Copyright criminals / a picture by Benjamin Franzen ; director, producer, editor, and cinematographer, Benjamin Franzen ; writer and music consultant, Kembrew McLeod ; a production of Copyright Criminals LLC in association with Changing Images, LLC and ITVS.
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FilmPublisher: [Atlanta, Ga.] : Copyright Criminals, LLC, [2009]Distributor: [Port Washington, N.Y.] : [Soundview Media Partners]Copyright date: ©2009Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (53 min.)) : sound, colorContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- computer
- online resource
- Additional cinematography, Ross Gabriel Šebek ; additional editing, Sarah Franzen and Video Rahim.
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009; television broadcast premiere Jan. 19, 2010, on the PBS series Independent Lens.
Featuring interviews with: Jeff Chang, Chuck D., George Clinton, De La Soul, Steve Albini, Hank Shocklee, Eclectic Method, Eyedea & Abilities, Mr. Len, Harry Allen, Sage Francis, DJ Spooky, DJ Obert, Miho Hatori, El-P, Saul Williams, Clyde Stubblefield.
Additional cinematography, Ross Gabriel Šebek ; additional editing, Sarah Franzen and Video Rahim.
As hip-hop rose from the streets of New York to become a multibillion-dollar industry, artists such as Public Enemy and De La Soul began reusing portions of previously recorded music for their songs. But when record company lawyers got involved, everything changed. Years before people started downloading and remixing music, hip-hop sampling sparked a debate about copyright, creativity, and technological change that still rages today.
Funding provided by Ford Foundation, University of Iowa, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
In English.
Online resource; title from opening/closing credits (Digitalia Film Library, viewed May 5, 2017).
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