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Independent Lens Episode 11.11 Copyright Criminals
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Independent Lens Episode 11.11 Copyright Criminals

Episode Premiere
January 19, 2010
Genre
Documentary
Production Company
ITVS
Official Site
http://pbs.org/show/independent-lens
Episode Premiere
January 19, 2010
Genre
Documentary
Period
1999 -
Production Co
ITVS
Distributor
PBS
Official Site
http://pbs.org/show/independent-lens
Main Cast
  • Stanley Tucci

This program examines the creative and commercial value of musical sampling, including the related debates over artistic expression, copyright law and, of course, money. For more than 30 years, innovative hip-hop performers and producers have been re-using portions of previously recorded music. When lawyers and record companies got involved, what was once referred to as a "borrowed melody" became a "copyright infringement."