Copyright Criminals: a PBS documentary on sampling in hip hop (vids)

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Hip Hop Sampling

Here's the blurb:

Copyright Criminals examines the history and influence of musical sampling, provoking debates about copyright, compensation, and creativity in the age of intellectual property. Featuring remarks from hip-hop and electronica artists as well as George Clinton and ex-James Brown drummer Clyde Stubblefield, whose works have been heavily sampled.

And here are the videos:

This player (YouTube) didn’t survive.

This player (YouTube) didn’t survive.

This player (YouTube) didn’t survive.

This player (YouTube) didn’t survive.

And here's where I got it: Nah Right

Words by Colin McLaughlin

Published on melophobe January 20, 2010.

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