Copyright Criminals

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• Genre(s): Musical, Documentary
• Language(s): English
• Director(s): Kembrew McLeod, Benjamin Franzen
• Cast(s): Aesop Rock, George Clinton, Chuck D, El-P , Bobbito Garcia See all Cast & Crew

• Duration: 1h 5min
• Music: Brooke Wentz,Annie Lin
• Similar To: Better Man, EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
• Story:
  Copyright Criminals examines the creative and commercial value of musical sampling, including the related debates over artistic expression, copyright law, and (of course) money.This documentary traces the rise of hip-hop from the urban streets of New York to its current status as a multibillion-dollar industry. 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.” The film showcases many of hip-hop music’s founding figures like Public Enemy, De La Soul, and Digital Underground—while also featuring emerging hip-hop artists from record labels Definitive Jux, Rhymesayers, Ninja Tune, and more.
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