Girl Talk Deconstructed Makes Strong Case as Original Work
Wired has created a really cool graphic that deconstructs all of the tracks sampled in a single song created by “mash-up” artist extrordinaire Girl Talk.
If the old-world gang of the RIAA et. al. would like you to believe that this combination of samples is, in fact, a copyright infringement of every single artist sampled and that Girl Talk should be stopped, sued and probably drawn and quartered.
If one can’t see how this re-use of existing materials hasn’t resulted in a wholly new piece of art then all art will have to be classified as theft. I mean, if I use the 2×4 I got at Home Depot to build a stool, should I pay a royalty to Home Depot in addition to the original cost of the wood I rightfully purchased?
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Tags: Capitol v. Thomas, Copyright infringement, Copyrights, file-sharing, Girl Talk, Home Depot, Intellectual Property, Recording Industry Association of America
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June 24, 2009 11:34 am
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