Copyright Criminals (2009)

Movie"This is a Sampling Sport"
Audience Score
68
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 hiphop from the urban streets of New York to its current status as a multibilliondollar industry For more than thirty years innovative hiphop performers and producers have been reusing 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 hiphop musics founding figures like Public Enemy De La Soul and Digital Undergroundwhile also featuring emerging hiphop artists from record labels Definitive Jux Rhymesayers Ninja Tune and more
DirectorsBenjamin FranzenKembrew McLeod
WriterKembrew McLeod

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:May 21st, 2009
On DVD & Blu-ray:April 7th, 2010 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Kembrew McLeod
Production Companies:Changeing Images
Movie Tags:
hip-hopcopyright