Good Copy Bad Copy
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Directed by | Andreas Johnsen Ralf Christensen Henrik Moltke |
Produced by | Rosforth |
Cinematography | Andreas Johnsen Ralf Christensen Henrik Moltke |
Edited by | Adam Neilsen |
Music by | RJD2 Track72 Phoenicia John Tejada REQ Shex Santogold Rex Lawson Dr. Victor Olaiya Pharfar Girl Talk Danger Mouse Mikkel Meyer Gnarls Barkley De La Soul NWA |
Release date | 2007 |
Running time | 59 minutes |
Good Copy Bad Copy (subtitled Good Copy Bad Copy: A documentary about the current state of copyright and culture) is a 2007 documentary film about copyright and culture in the context of Internet, peer-to-peer file sharing and other technological advances, directed by Andreas Johnsen, Ralf Christensen, and Henrik Moltke. It features interviews with many people with various perspectives on copyright, including copyright lawyers, producers, artists and filesharing service providers.[1]
Synopsis
A central point of the documentary is the thesis that "creativity itself is on the line" and that a balance needs to be struck, or that there is a conflict between protecting the right of those who own intellectual property and the rights of future generations to create.
Content
Artists interviewed include
The interviews featured in Good Copy Bad Copy acknowledge a recent shift towards
Good Copy Bad Copy documents the conflict between current
The interviews document attitudes towards art, culture and copyright in a number of countries, including the United States, Sweden, Russia, Nigeria, and Brazil.
The situation in Nigeria and Brazil is documented in terms of innovative business models that have developed in response to new technological possibilities and changing markets.
In Nigeria the documentary interviews individuals working within the Nigerian film industry, or Nollywood. Charles Igwe, a film producer in Lagos, is interviewed at length about his views on the Nigerian film industry, the nature of Nigerian films, and copyright in the context of digital video technology. Mayo Ayilaran, from the Musical Copyright Society Nigeria (MCSN), explains the Nigerian government's approach to copyright enforcement.
In
Good Copy Bad Copy also includes interview segments with notable copyright activist and academic Lawrence Lessig.[5][6]
Credits
- Girl Talk, Producer
- Dr Lawrence Ferrara, Director of Music Department NYU
- Paul V. Licalsi, Attorney Sonnenschein
- Jane Peterer, Bridgeport Music
- Dr. NYU
- Danger Mouse, Producer
- MPAA
- Gottfrid Svartholm, The Pirate Bay
- Fredrik Neij, The Pirate Bay
- Rick Falkvinge, Pirate Party
- Lawrence Lessig, Creative Commons
- Ronaldo Lemos, Professor of Law Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) Brazil
- Charles Igwe, Film Producer Lagos Nigeria
- Mayo Ayilaran, Musical Copyright Society Nigeria (MCSN)
- Olivier Chastan, VP Records
- John Kennedy, Chairman International Federation of the Phonographic Industry(IFPI)
- Shira Perlmutter, Head of Global Legal Policy International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)
- Peter Jenner, Sincere Management
- John Buckman, Magnatune Records
- Beto Metralha, Producer Belém do Pará Brazil
- DJ Dinho, Tupinambá Belém do Pará Brazil
Distribution
Originally created for
The documentary first appeared on The Pirate Bay and then it was officially released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license on the Blip.tv video sharing site.[9]
On 8 May 2008, Good Copy Bad Copy was shown on Swedish television station SVT2.[10]
The documentary and an unofficial trailer are available on YouTube.[11][12]
See also
- Alternative compensation system
- Fair use
- Mashup (music)
- Piracy is theft
- Plunderphonics
- Remix culture
- RiP!: A Remix Manifesto
- Steal This Film
- The Internet's Own Boy
- The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard
References
- ^ FilmAffinity
- ^ AllMovie
- ^ Michael Moore Should Watch This Documentary - Vulture
- ^ Girl Talk Announces First North American Tour in Eight Years - Rolling Stone
- ^ "Good Copy Bad Copy—About". Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
- ^ "Good Copy Bad Copy—Credits". Archived from the original on 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
- ^ Posts tagged Copyright at Download Squad
- ^ "Good Copy Bad Copy". www.goodcopybadcopy.net. Archived from the original on 2008-07-30. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Good Copy Bad Copy on blip.tv
- ^ "Good Copy Bad Copy on Swedish TV". Archived from the original on 8 August 2008.
- ^ "Good Copy Bad Copy". Youtube. Legally Free Films. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- YouTube
External links
- Good Copy Bad Copy at IMDb
- Good Copy Bad Copy is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
- Official website