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Everything Is Connected, Kembrew Mcleod Oct 2010

Everything Is Connected, Kembrew Mcleod

Kembrew McLeod

The article discusses U.S. copyright law and the copyright clearance system, focusing on the author's documentary film "Copyright Criminals," which aired on Public Broadcasting System (PBS). It explores sampling and collage in audiovisual media, commenting on use of the practice by hip-hop group Public Enemy. Other topics include the Washington, D.C. Center for Social Media, intellectual property, and fair use. The author also examines his book "Freedom of Expression®: Resistance and Repression in the Age of Intellectual Property" and a prank in which he successfully copyrighted the phrase "Freedom of Expression"


Australia’S Media Climate:Time To Renegotiate Control, Jane Johnston, Mark Pearson Sep 2010

Australia’S Media Climate:Time To Renegotiate Control, Jane Johnston, Mark Pearson

Jane Johnston

In 2007, Australia was rated by two international media bodies as well down the chain in media freedom. Within its own borders, internal media groups—in particular the Australian Press Council and the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance, as well as a consortium of major employer groups—have recently released reports investigating the position of media freedoms. This article examines a select few of these shrinking freedoms which range from the passive restrictions on access to documents to the overt threat of imprisonment for publishing sensitive material. In particular, it considers laws relating to freedom of information, camera access to courts, shield …


Phoning It In: A Digitized Lecture-Performance On The History Of Music And The Telephone, By The Killer Apps, Kembrew Mcleod, L. Glass Apr 2010

Phoning It In: A Digitized Lecture-Performance On The History Of Music And The Telephone, By The Killer Apps, Kembrew Mcleod, L. Glass

Kembrew McLeod

No abstract provided.


Licensed To Ill: The Relationship Between The Current Copyright Clearance System And Alternative Licensing Systems. Intellectual Property And The Making And Marketing Of Music In The Digital Age:, Kembrew Mcleod Mar 2010

Licensed To Ill: The Relationship Between The Current Copyright Clearance System And Alternative Licensing Systems. Intellectual Property And The Making And Marketing Of Music In The Digital Age:, Kembrew Mcleod

Kembrew McLeod

No abstract provided.


Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Featuring The Copyright Criminals All-Stars Band, Kembrew Mcleod, B. Franzen Mar 2010

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Featuring The Copyright Criminals All-Stars Band, Kembrew Mcleod, B. Franzen

Kembrew McLeod

Co-produced live musical event for Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, featuring the Copyright Criminals All-Stars Band (Public Enemy‘s Chuck D, James Brown Band drummer Clyde Stubblefield, The Roots drummer Questlove, The Roots MC Black Thought, and VJs/audio-visual remixers Eclectic Method). National broadcast on NBC


Fair Use, Copyright Clearance, And Multimedia Scholarship, Kembrew Mcleod Jan 2010

Fair Use, Copyright Clearance, And Multimedia Scholarship, Kembrew Mcleod

Kembrew McLeod

No abstract provided.