Development of the Creative Commons Sampling license (or license option)

[mark / negativland <markhosler AT charter.net>]

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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