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Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:17:55 +0000

[...] use can consist entirely of copied and pasted copyrighted works. Which is proof positive to me that I am right in believing that Greg Gillis/Girl Talk need not worry should he ever be sued for infringement of the copyright of any of the samples he [...]

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Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:51:28 +0000

[...] Friedman has another wonderful post, discussing why music is the “main battleground” in the copyright wars, raising a few good points — including the idea that music master tapes are dying in vaults, [...]

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Why Hasn’t The Recording Industry Sued Girl Talk? | DodaPedia — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:26:54 +0000

[...] to the RSS feed for updates on this topic.Peter Friedman has another wonderful post, discussing why music is the “main battleground” in the copyright wars, raising a few good points — including the idea that music master tapes are dying in vaults, [...]

By: pfriedman

pfriedman — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:13:27 +0000

Richard – one more thing: I’m going to have the honor of making a presentation at a seminar on Intellectual Property and the Arts at Case Western Reserve University on September 2 with Mark Holser of Negativeland. see http://tiny.cc/8y590

By: pfriedman

pfriedman — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:48:09 +0000

Richard,

Thanks for sampling my blog! And you’re right on the money about Negativ(e)land. I think that the fact Gillis has come along at a time when the technology is so readily available to individuals is why he might be better positioned to win one of these cases. I meant to mention that in this post – I’ve previously written about Negativeland on this blog and elsewhere. (see, for example, http://tiny.cc/cWeT1)

Copycense: the fact the samples are long enough to be recognizable doesn’t seem of great import to me. Quoting enough of a copyrighted work that it is recognizable is merely alluding to the copyrighted work. Never have I encountered a suggestion that such a practice is not a standard creative move in literature and the plastic arts. And you and I can respectfully disagree on the transformative nature of Girl Talk’s work (and Biz Markie’s and Negativeland’s, etc.)