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  • From: mark / negativland <markhosler AT charter.net>
  • To: Glenn Otis Brown <glenn AT creativecommons.org>, creative list <cc-sampling AT lists.ibiblio.org>
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  • Subject: Re: [cc-sampling] (no subject)
  • Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 02:02:51 -0400

On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 21:58:05 -0700
Glenn Otis Brown <glenn AT creativecommons.org> wrote:
Thanks to the pho list and some other folks, I found his email address.

Thanks -- and I didn't know that about the voice behind the Mermaid video. That's an interesting twist.

actually, that's top secret information and you need to eat this
e-mail after reading it.

MAak




On Monday, July 28, 2003, at 09:41 PM, mark / negativland wrote:

A few years ago Dave Allen was part of WORLD DOMINATION RECORDS. Maybe it still exists?? His business partenr was the voice of the asshole music biz guy you hear synced up with the LIttle Mermaid in our GIMME THE MERMAID video! see it at www.illegal-art.org

Mark




On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 16:10:05 -0700
Glenn Otis Brown <glenn AT creativecommons.org> wrote:
http://creativecommons.org:10080/weblog/entry/3775

Help Us Find Dave Allen, of the Gang of Four

Monday, July 28, 2003

A helpful reader spotted this great letter-to-the-editor in the Portland Mercury . It's from a member of the influential punk & new wave band of the late 70s and early 80s, Gang of Four , but it could've been written by us.

Copyright is the issue! Our archaic copyright laws allow artists, musicians, and other creators to hang on to their rights for far too long before they enter the public domain. Today's technology allows for any creator with a computer to manipulate any sound file available.

Mashing is one example, wherein a musician with a computer takes a song, pulls out the vocal melody, and literally mashes it onto another song. One great example is Madonna's "Holiday" mashed with a Sex Pistols song. Technically it's illegal but it's also good fun and more interesting than a lot of schlock out there.

Today's talented artists will always run afoul of current copyright laws because it's an eternity before anything drops back into the public domain. So I say all you computer whiz musicians should go forth and grab a Gang of Four track and mash it onto a Christina Aguilera song just for the hell of it. I'd be pleased because it's an inventive use of my copyrighted work. It's the gatekeepers that are stifling creativity and innovation online.

Dave Allen

A call for help: Do any of you know how to get hold of Allen? And if so, could you please introduce him to us and our sampling license discussion? Thanks.



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