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Showing posts with label Documentary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Documentary. Show all posts
Friday, 10 August 2012
Wednesday, 18 July 2012
Copyright Enforcement Irony: Lord Finesse stops Dan Bull's video on YouTube
I had to be post this one in support of Dan Bull who you would have seen in various features on these pages via his own work, some kind of MJM collaboration or in the old 'lab off' section.
The following text is by Fruzsina Eördögh on ReadWriteWeb
"In an ironic twist, YouTube has honored a request by hip hop producer Lord Finesse to remove a video in which Dan Bull, a songwriter, rapper and YouTube satirist, criticized the producer's own copyright abuses.
The subject of Bull's video (no longer available on YouTube) was Lord Finesse's $10 million lawsuit against up-and-coming indie rapper Mac Miller, who sampled Finesse's 1995 hit "Hip 2 Da Game" in his 2010 track "Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza."
However, a substantial part of the musical track to which Finesse lays claim is actually from Jazz musician Oscar Peterson's 1971 recording "Dream of You."
Bull did not mince words in his video schooling Lord Finesse: "Unauthorized sampling and remixing are an integral part of hip hop culture," Bull pointed out in the track. But that lesson is not in the Digital Music Copyright Act textbook. Over the weekend, Finesse's lawyers issued a copyright claim requesting that YouTube remove the clip.
In an eight-minute video about the takedown uploaded Sunday, Bull notes that no other videos sampling "Hip 2 Da Game" or "Dream of You" - not even Mac Miller's - were issued copyright claims. Given the availability on YouTube of other videos featuring content to which Lord Finesse could potentially lay claim, Bull says "this makes it even more clear that my video wasn't targeted for copyright reasons, but because it highlighted the hypocrisy of the lawsuit."
Copyright laws in both the U.K. and U.S. make an allowance for "fair use" for the purposes of commentary or parody. Bull claims that his work qualified, as it was clearly both a parody and a commentary of Lord Finesse. Bull maintains he is legally (and morally, given hip hop's history of appropriating pre-existing music) right in this situation, and that Finesse abused copyright law to censor him.
DMCA abuse is common given YouTube's automation of copyright claims. The Google-owned site does not manually check for copyright infringement of the 72 hours of content uploaded every minute, so it simply agrees to take down contested clips. This automatic response, however, is easily co-opted by anyone from pranksters to angry ex-boyfriends eager to remove anything they desire, be it Justin Bieber's music or embarrassing angry voicemails.
Normally when a video is removed due to a DMCA request, the uploader can file a counterclaim, although YouTube warns that counterclaim issuers must be "prepared to face a claimant in court." In his follow-up video, Bull says that he has yet to issue a counter-claim because "frankly, I am a bit scared," given Finesse's $10 million lawsuit against Mac Miller.
Meanwhile, Web citizens angry at what they see as censorship on the Internet have taken to spreading Bull's message, an example of the Streisand effect. To date, Bull's "Michael Moore style" follow-up video of the DMCA takedown has been viewed 70 thousand times. In multiple Reddit threads - including one which hit the front page - audience members encourage Bull to sue Finesse, even offering him help by crowdfunding his expenses. "There needs to be a legal precedent set for cases like this to avoid future copyright claim abuse to censor the Internet," wrote redditor and Machinima partner zBAWB.
On YouTube, dozens of users have taken to reuploading Bull's removed video as an act of protest. "The whole point of reuploading this is to show that we won't stand for that kind of bullshit censorship and misuse of copyright law," wrote uploader oppstoppersnopp. "Dan has done nothing wrong, Mac has done nothing wrong, and we're doing nothing wrong. We won't be silenced."
The following text is by Fruzsina Eördögh on ReadWriteWeb
"In an ironic twist, YouTube has honored a request by hip hop producer Lord Finesse to remove a video in which Dan Bull, a songwriter, rapper and YouTube satirist, criticized the producer's own copyright abuses.
The subject of Bull's video (no longer available on YouTube) was Lord Finesse's $10 million lawsuit against up-and-coming indie rapper Mac Miller, who sampled Finesse's 1995 hit "Hip 2 Da Game" in his 2010 track "Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza."
However, a substantial part of the musical track to which Finesse lays claim is actually from Jazz musician Oscar Peterson's 1971 recording "Dream of You."
Bull did not mince words in his video schooling Lord Finesse: "Unauthorized sampling and remixing are an integral part of hip hop culture," Bull pointed out in the track. But that lesson is not in the Digital Music Copyright Act textbook. Over the weekend, Finesse's lawyers issued a copyright claim requesting that YouTube remove the clip.
In an eight-minute video about the takedown uploaded Sunday, Bull notes that no other videos sampling "Hip 2 Da Game" or "Dream of You" - not even Mac Miller's - were issued copyright claims. Given the availability on YouTube of other videos featuring content to which Lord Finesse could potentially lay claim, Bull says "this makes it even more clear that my video wasn't targeted for copyright reasons, but because it highlighted the hypocrisy of the lawsuit."
Copyright laws in both the U.K. and U.S. make an allowance for "fair use" for the purposes of commentary or parody. Bull claims that his work qualified, as it was clearly both a parody and a commentary of Lord Finesse. Bull maintains he is legally (and morally, given hip hop's history of appropriating pre-existing music) right in this situation, and that Finesse abused copyright law to censor him.
DMCA abuse is common given YouTube's automation of copyright claims. The Google-owned site does not manually check for copyright infringement of the 72 hours of content uploaded every minute, so it simply agrees to take down contested clips. This automatic response, however, is easily co-opted by anyone from pranksters to angry ex-boyfriends eager to remove anything they desire, be it Justin Bieber's music or embarrassing angry voicemails.
Normally when a video is removed due to a DMCA request, the uploader can file a counterclaim, although YouTube warns that counterclaim issuers must be "prepared to face a claimant in court." In his follow-up video, Bull says that he has yet to issue a counter-claim because "frankly, I am a bit scared," given Finesse's $10 million lawsuit against Mac Miller.
Meanwhile, Web citizens angry at what they see as censorship on the Internet have taken to spreading Bull's message, an example of the Streisand effect. To date, Bull's "Michael Moore style" follow-up video of the DMCA takedown has been viewed 70 thousand times. In multiple Reddit threads - including one which hit the front page - audience members encourage Bull to sue Finesse, even offering him help by crowdfunding his expenses. "There needs to be a legal precedent set for cases like this to avoid future copyright claim abuse to censor the Internet," wrote redditor and Machinima partner zBAWB.
On YouTube, dozens of users have taken to reuploading Bull's removed video as an act of protest. "The whole point of reuploading this is to show that we won't stand for that kind of bullshit censorship and misuse of copyright law," wrote uploader oppstoppersnopp. "Dan has done nothing wrong, Mac has done nothing wrong, and we're doing nothing wrong. We won't be silenced."
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Vinyl Collection - Crate Diggers
There's an interesting new series called 'Crate Diggers' where some of the scenes dedicated Diggers are talking about various things from how they started, what they used or like Pete Rock they simply had a good old "reminisce" (see what I did there lol) on the adventures of tracking down various pieces of vinyl.
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
Dusted Off pt7: Chet Baker Documentary
I haven't done a Dusted Off post in almost two years but I found it fitting to do this one as myself and some of the heads in our Jazz Jousters Facebook group are flipping Chet's 'Almost blue' Classic. This will be released this weekend (June 1st) on the Millennium Jazz Bandcamp under the name of The Jazz Jousters. If you know your Jazzhop you may even recognise some of the many names of international Hip Hoppers that are Jousting with us.
Anyway back to the doc ..I'll confess that before starting the above project I didn't know half as much about the great Chet Baker as I do now. You may find this to be quite deep or possibly very inspirational. We shall see...
R.I.P Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker, Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988)
Anyway back to the doc ..I'll confess that before starting the above project I didn't know half as much about the great Chet Baker as I do now. You may find this to be quite deep or possibly very inspirational. We shall see...
R.I.P Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker, Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988)
Thursday, 10 March 2011
Tuesday, 8 March 2011
Pharoahe Monch - Clap
Pharoahe Monch premieres his first visual from W.A.R. (We Are Rengades) out March 22nd. A 10-minute short film, Pharoahe Monch evokes raw emotions as he brings viewers on a journey of a police raid gone dramatically wrong.
Sunday, 20 February 2011
The Art Of Sampling with Jesse West
The Art Of Sampling Pt.1
The Art of Sampling Pt.2/chopping samples w/recycle 2.1
The Art of Sampling Pt.3: programming w/Reason 4
The Art of Sampling Pt.4: 3x Beats Chopped
The Art of Sampling Pt.5: Transforming samples
The Art of chopping PT.6: Quick Chops
The Art of Sampling Pt.2/chopping samples w/recycle 2.1
The Art of Sampling Pt.3: programming w/Reason 4
The Art of Sampling Pt.4: 3x Beats Chopped
The Art of Sampling Pt.5: Transforming samples
The Art of chopping PT.6: Quick Chops
Tuesday, 8 February 2011
Phife ( ATCQ ) speaks on Michael Rapaport’s documentary
Phife Dawg speaks on Michael Rapaport’s documentary, 'Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest'.
Sunday, 9 January 2011
Wednesday, 8 December 2010
Friday, 3 September 2010
9th Wonder & James Peterson talk Hip Hop at Duke University: A must see!
A must see for anyone who considers themselves of the 'Hip Hop' community. Catch up on the Duke University discussion with 9th Wonder, James Peterson and Mark Anthony Neal as they talk on the classic 'Illmatic', Nas, DJ Premier, Rakim and many others.
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Tuesday, 17 August 2010
Wednesday, 12 May 2010
Monday, 10 May 2010
Friday, 7 May 2010
Tuesday, 23 March 2010
Dusted Off: Jay Dee aka J Dilla 2003 interview
I always had this as an audio file but recently came across the actual vid on youtube and thought I'd up it to the 'Dusted Off' section. If for some reason you don't know about the classic Champion Sound project Jay is speaking about (Jay Dee & Madlib aka Jaylib) I'm sure you can find some of the tracks on youtube. Otherwise get yourself a copy and bounce!!
Friday, 12 March 2010
Karl Hinds - ETHER 2010 - Smiler reponse
Karl Hinds responds to Smiler's 'Destroy & Rebuild' track where Smiler "spits" on many of who are known as UKHH's pioneers. He even goes as far to call Mr Hinds "washed up" which fulled him to drop Ether 2010.
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