I completely hear you about individuals involved in the "art" of sampling probably do not possess adequate musical skills and thus revert to thievery.
Consider this however, during many classical music eras, especially the Baroque period, the practice of "borrowing" material from other composers was widely accepted and actually considered to be a sign of respect and admiration for the composer from which you "stole" from. Granted I understand that at this level it is quite different when you compare it to today's run of the mill "music producer" creating "mixes" in their parents basement. I think though there is something to be said about music creation today being more accessible to a greater amount of individuals because of technology. With it you bring some not so good art but every once in a while you do get inspiring masterpieces.
Marty Said:
Being involved in the music industry for nearly 34 years and the printing industry for 21 years, copyright issues have always been an important part of everyday conversation for me. The documentary “Good Copy/Bad Copy” is yet another look at the evolving issues and changes regarding copyright laws. The documentary enlightened me as to just how far the concepts of audio sampling has reached. While these individuals have demonstrated creativity with their “Techno Brega” style of manipulating the original works of others, I honestly believe that it is really just form of creative theft. It appears as though the individuals in the documentary clearly recognize that what they are doing is illegal, however, the ways to police this kind of copyright infringement is extremely difficult. Furthermore, I have noticed that the majority of those who practice the art of sampling do not possess any real musical skills and are left with no other alternative but to use other people’s works without permission rather than be original.
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