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Copyright Criminals
(SCREENING KIT)
High School Library/Community Organization
DIRECTED BY - Benjamin Franzen
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GENRES - documentary, music & performance
Film Info
RUNTIME - 54 minutes
RATING - Not Rated
YEAR - 2009
FORMAT - DVD Region All
SPECIAL FEATURES (DVD Only) -
Trailer, Extended Interviews with: Chuck D, De La Soul & Clyde Stubblefield, Music Player Featuring 15+ Songs by: EL-P & RJD2, Fair Use Explained, 4 Shorts by the Center for Social Media
Related Links:
Official Website
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Chuck D | Himself |
De La Soul | Himself |
George Clinton | Himself |
DJ Q-Bert | Himself |
Clyde Stubblefield | Himself |
Mix Master Mike | Himself |
Steve Albini | Himself |
El-P | Himself |
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Press
"Producers Benjamin Franzen and Kembrew McLeod craft a compelling and insightful documentary illuminating both sides of a hotly debated issue: Should the original artists get paid when someone samples their work? Are current copyright laws out of step with our mashed-up, high-tech culture?"
-USA Today
"Benjamin Franzen and Kembrew McLeod's exceptionally smart and energetic documentary lays out the complexities of sampling--artistic and political, legal and philosophical. Comprised of split screens, overlapping and overlaid sounds, an assemblage of images and noise, the movie effectively stages its argument even as it makes it."
-PopMatters.com
Customer Reviews
MOST RECENT




entertaining, fun, but got stuck in the end a bit
written by mc2 on Mar 11th, 2018read all my reviews
this review is from: Copyright Criminals (ON DEMAND)
A nice, playfull, fun and entertaining documentary about sampling culture.
In the end i missed a turning point or a twist, but anyway fun to watch. T
he filmmakers were a bit to much fokused to make a music-video-like film, to have fancy cool pictures and cutting, but didn`t show so much the process, making music and the creative process of the artist. - so that`s why four stars
thanks
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Because Stravinsky Said It
written by brad on May 17th, 2011read all my reviews
this review is from: Copyright Criminals (ON DEMAND)
This is the most comprehensive and precise visual record about the ongoing argument over the "borrowing" of audio records. Is there such thing as the "art of sampling"? Is a turntable even an "instrument"? To legal authorities, these questions are unimportant. The re-use of previously recorded sounds is legally consequential though, and this film gives valuable arguments for why this should or should NOT be. As a music fanatic, this film gives further insight into not just the history of sampling but also the legal functions behind this controversial topic. Franzen uses his talents (along with visual and audio mixing by Eclectic Method) to create both a visually and auditorially engaging piece. An important work to be placed in the archive along with Clyde Stubblefield.
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Thou Shall Sort Of Steal
written by sal on Apr 21st, 2011read all my reviews
this review is from: Copyright Criminals (ON DEMAND)
Thoroughly fascinating and consistently entertaining, Benjamin Franzen's "Copyright Criminals" is a strong argument for both sides of music sampling. The director's skillful merging of talking heads from media professors and entertainment lawyers to DJs, hip-hop stars and musicians, creates a sampling in itself that for just under an hour, shows the viewer the ups and downs of this wildly popular artform. Benjamin Franzen's "Copyright Criminals" is essential.
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