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Copyright Criminals

2009-05-21 | Music / Documentary
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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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The director of Copyright Criminals is Benjamin Franzen.
The genre of Copyright Criminals is Music,Documentary.
On October 04, 2024, the IMDB rating of Copyright Criminals is 7.3/10, Rotten Tomato rating is 0/100, Metacritic rating is 0/100, TMDB rating is 6.0/10.
The runtime of Copyright Criminals is 65 minutes.
The release date of Copyright Criminals is May 21, 2009.
On October 04, 2024, there were 366 public reaction to Copyright Criminals including hip movie, uncool character, soothing music, blaxploitation, nifty.
The full version of Copyright Criminals is provided by Tubi TV , Kanopy , Pluto TV , Vudu , Apple iTunes , Amazon Video , Microsoft Store
The certification of Copyright Criminals is PG-13.
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..
The casts of Copyright Criminals are Aesop Rock starring as Himself, George Clinton starring as Himself, Chuck D starring as Himself, El-P starring as Himself, Sage Francis starring as Himself, Pam the Funsktress starring as Herself.