Copyright Criminals

Copyright Criminals

Actors:  Aesop Rock, George Clinton, Chuck D, El-P, Sage Francis, Pam the Funsktress Directors:  Kembrew McLeod, Benjamin Franzen

Copyright Criminals examines the creative and commercial value of musical sampling, including the related debates over artistic expression, copyright law, and (of course) money. This documentary traces the rise of hip-hop from the urban streets of New York to its current status as a multibillion-dollar industry. For more than thirty years, innov...