Copyright Criminals

I really enjoyed this documentary. I originally that the film was going to be on pirating, it was in a sense, but it mainly focused on mostly hip-hop artists and the use of sampling.

I'm not every knowledgeable about hip-hop and I didn't know that sampling was such a big parts of the genre's history. I hadn't always thought of sampling as a true form of music but this film really changed my perspective, sampling was used as an instrument for some and by using the samples created their own works. Just because they didn't play the instruments doesn't mean it's not personal or not as passionate as a song that does play its own instruments.

I listened to some De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest and it's obvious how sampling impacted their music.

I'm really passionate about music so there's a lot I can say about this but I generally agree that artists should be allowed to sample music from other artists. They should not have to pay unless they're taking a large portion of the track(like that one hip-hopper who basically sampled a whole track but at a slower speed).

And I strongly feel that artists SHOULD give credit to the sample's perspective owner. I don't think they should be compensated but they should be given credit because they're a participant in the music. Whether the original artist likes it or not, they are being forced to collaborate, to be part of someone's music. And because you are making them participate their creativity and hard work needs to be acknowledged.

Anyways, the film was a bit rough in some parts but I really enjoyed it. I have noooooo idea how they're going to get the rights to all those songs and videos they used. I wish them luck with that.

Authntic brands - Authentic Brand Index

http://www.synovate.com/news/article/2008/06/microsoft-overtakes-qantas-as-australia-s-most-authentic-brand-in-latest-study.html


http://www.authenticbrandindex.com/

Brand Logo Evolution

A really cool site that shows how corporate logos have changed over time. I'm really glad that Apple changed their first one...


http://www.instantshift.com/2009/01/29/20-corporate-brand-logo-evolution/

Organic food - Authentic food?

http://www.fourseasonfarm.com/main/authentic/authentic.html

I love this recycle art

I just love everything about this.

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"Juice Drink"


"Contains 5% Juice"

Authenticity

For some reason when I thought of authenticity and what really is authentic, I thought of what authenticity isn't. I believe that there are different levels of authenticity, it's hard to say anything is truly authentic because artists are often influenced by other artists and other works and so on, I'll save that for later.

But, I thought of one of the lowest forms of authenticity: YouTube Poop. Videos often using recycled footage from movies and cartoons and remixing them in a way that are often abstract or funny, or in many cases: plain annoying!

I think of how little work goes into these, and how some show evidence of a lot of work. Usually ending in the same result, a cruddy movie that often has no point. I do see it as an art-form but in terms of authenticity, I view as one of the lowest. The author rarely puts anything original in these mixes. I doubt many have experience in how to actually edit film and the whole thing is just frustrating, even to type about.

So here's a link to some youtube poop that I actually thought was quirky, but if you click on the links that the video is related to do, you find dismal and almost unwatchable videos.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fLFnBFvU4w

It's amazing how this trend has started and dare I say it? Formed a culture of its own?