Good Copy, Bad Copy: superb copyright documentary on the remix wars
While it is great that EMI has released its catalog over 7 Digital, I'd still like to see the releases made available with creative commons (or similar) clauses. These might say "5 second samples only" or "must remix" or "no full quotes." It may be that such licenses will become available as song analysis (song copyright analysis) software improves.
I just watched Good Copy, Bad Copy, a stunning Danish documentary on remix culture and copyright, available as a free download. The film skips around the world, showing the changing attitudes toward art and culture in Nigeria, Sweden, Brazil, the UK, and the US, answering statements about incentives and creativity by the MPAA and IFPI by showing us real artists (like Danger Mouse and Girl Talk) making wonderful art that, according to the gangsters in the entertainment industry, no one will make without copyright.
Good Copy, Bad Copy: superb copyright documentary on the remix wars
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on Jun 18, 2007
Cory Doctorow: I just watched Good Copy, Bad Copy, a stunning Danish documentary on remix culture and copyright, available as a free download. The film skips around the world, showing the changing attitudes toward art and culture in Nigeria, Sweden, Brazil, the UK, and the US, answering statements about incentives and creativity by the MPAA and IFPI by showing us real artists (like Danger Mouse and Girl Talk) making wonderful art that, according to the gangsters in the entertainment industry, no one will make without copyright.
The movie has a very light touch, and a lot of humor. This has been a banner year for copyright documentaries, but this is the best looking of the lot, with superb production values. This is a masterclass on the copyright wars crammed into 58 minutes of video -- a must-see. Link
