Public Enemy-"How Copyright Law Changed Hip Hop"

Newf wrote on 6/4/2004, 3:02 AM

Interview with Chuck D and Hank Shocklee of Public Enemy on the development of sampling and the attendant development of copyright law in this area of music. Found on Alternet.org. While not a legal treatise on the legal use of audio material it is highly informative and entertaining and maybe of use to some members of the V5 video forum. Think I'll post it to the Acid forum as well.

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Spot|DSE wrote on 6/4/2004, 6:20 AM

http://alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=18830
Good article, and a fun read. Thanks for posting the info, that's not a place I'd normally stumble across.

busterkeaton wrote on 6/4/2004, 8:17 AM

Biz Markee's career never really recovered after Gilbert O'Sullivan won his court case against him for sampling.

http://www.mtv.com/bands/az/biz_markie/bio.jhtml

kameronj wrote on 6/6/2004, 12:05 PM

Biz Markee's career was never really going to recover after "Just a Friend"....regardless of the court case. Having him appear in the mailroom scence of MIB2 was akin to his 16th minute.

bStro wrote on 6/6/2004, 12:36 PM

Um. "Just a Friend" was his career.

Rob

busterkeaton wrote on 6/6/2004, 7:24 PM

"Just A Friend" is one the best songs in the history of hip-hop. Y'all must have the vapors