I am overwhelmed by the topic of copyright. We are living in a world where creativity is valuable and should be protected. We are also living in a world where people will cheat and steal others creativity and claim it as their own. In a world where plagiarism is as common as a Starbucks drink on college campuses, laws are being put into place to try to protect those individuals that have worked hard to get their ideas declared as their own.
The videos Good Copy/Bady Copy really got me thinking. Sampling is a music style that I enjoy. I even use samplings of music when I make movies for my classroom or for my own personal uses. Does that mean that I need to go through court proceedings to give those artists their due? No! I pay for that song that I sample with my own money. I remember when “The Grey Album” came out and all the controversy that surrounded it. I was surprised to find out that the artist never made any money off of his “art project.” For his creativity, he deserved SOMETHING. I may be naïve, but creativity should be rewarded and protected.
Jessica
ReplyDeleteI agree with you whole heartedly that creativity should be rewarded and protected. I also feel this creativity should also be done fairly.
I have seen in the past, in the beginning, many hip hop artists sampled many different classical and mostly R & B artist’s genres and made it their own. It sounded almost original, however, usually the ones that did not get permission were either on the newspaper articles, magazine journal or on the news about breaking the copy right laws.
I feel overall, either get permission to use someone else’s work or at least cite them to give credit where credit is due. This EMDT program has really opened my eyes even more so to the seriousness of copy right laws.
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ReplyDeleteYou've hit several valid issues with copyright laws and how easy it is to break them in just a blink of an eye so to speak. Just like you mention about using music for your movies etc, until I started working with media and starting the EMDT program it really hit home that copyright laws really needs to be addressed and understood.
ReplyDeleteI can see what you are saying about creating mixes. If you buy music, why shouldn't you be allowed to use it in a different way? I guess the real question is are you depriving the artist from making money. so if you do a remix for yourself, should that be considered OK as long as you don't sell it to someone else or give it to someone who will not buy the original artist's music. The Grey album you mentioned is aptly named. I think it is a "Grey" area in the copyright law.
ReplyDeleteJessica,
ReplyDeletei agree that all too often it seems like it is too easy for people to use other's work without giving credit. Although, I think it sticks out more when this happens. Your one comment about the author of the Grey album not making money was also interesting. While I can understand why he didn't make money off of it, I would hope that his skills and talents would have gotten noticed by someone to hire and pay him for his abilities.