Comments on: Negativland's OUR FAVORITE THINGS DVD -- copyright infringement is still your best entertainment value http://boingboing.net/2007/12/27/negativlands-my-favo.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 01:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Ian70 http://boingboing.net/2007/12/27/negativlands-my-favo.html#comment-98596 Ian70 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-98596 Ok, this is parody, but they still have to give out slices of money to the originators of the stuff they've sampled from, right? How about if you use your camera-phone to record 20 seconds of the Transformers movie so that you can use that clip later in an art project. What part was illegal, the capturing of the sample or the use of it afterwards? Ok, this is parody, but they still have to give out slices of money to the originators of the stuff they’ve sampled from, right?

How about if you use your camera-phone to record 20 seconds of the Transformers movie so that you can use that clip later in an art project. What part was illegal, the capturing of the sample or the use of it afterwards?

]]> By: Wes Kim http://boingboing.net/2007/12/27/negativlands-my-favo.html#comment-97321 Wes Kim Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-97321 If I can toot my own horn, about five years ago, I made a trailer for an anti-consumerism film series at Northwest Film Forum in Seattle. For the images in the trailer, I repurposed signage in a grocery store. Mark Hosler of Negativland was one of the guests, so his name got the altered signage treatment, courtesy of a bulk candy display. The best part was that right next to the altered sign with Hosler's name, there was an existing sign that read "Please...NO SAMPLING!" I heard later that he appreciated the unintentional joke when he saw it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4aFo9P3P3E (occurs 40 seconds in) If I can toot my own horn, about five years ago, I made a trailer for an anti-consumerism film series at Northwest Film Forum in Seattle. For the images in the trailer, I repurposed signage in a grocery store. Mark Hosler of Negativland was one of the guests, so his name got the altered signage treatment, courtesy of a bulk candy display. The best part was that right next to the altered sign with Hosler’s name, there was an existing sign that read “Please…NO SAMPLING!” I heard later that he appreciated the unintentional joke when he saw it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4aFo9P3P3E (occurs 40 seconds in)

]]> By: univac http://boingboing.net/2007/12/27/negativlands-my-favo.html#comment-97329 univac Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-97329 It's also available via Netflix... And, yeah, what a strange world we live in when this is available on Amazon! It’s also available via Netflix…
And, yeah, what a strange world we live in when this is available on Amazon!

]]> By: japonaliya http://boingboing.net/2007/12/27/negativlands-my-favo.html#comment-187976 japonaliya Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-187976 About legality/copyright infringement: Parody IS protected by the constitution, however, it doesn't mean that you can use ACTUAL logos, art-work, video, audio clips. You MAY re-draw, film, re-record such media, even if it closely resembles the orignial IF it falls under the free-speech protections i.e. parody. BUT...if you use the actual material, you MAY have to pay license or "use" fees to the copyright owner. There IS a provision in the copyright laws about limited use or "sampling" that MAY not need a use fee if it falls under certain "limited use" criteria, which usually has to do with time, and or other specific use. For example, if a film shows a scene that has a coke machine in the background, the producers does not have to get permission from Coca Cola, but if the coke bottle is the subject or predominately displayed, they might have to. I have not seen this dvd yet, but if the film-makers did not use actual orginal material then they have violated no laws....l.furthermore, did anyone think that the film makers DID get permission to spoof the material?? About legality/copyright infringement:

Parody IS protected by the constitution, however, it doesn’t mean that you can use ACTUAL logos, art-work, video, audio clips. You MAY re-draw, film, re-record such media, even if it closely resembles the orignial IF it falls under the free-speech protections i.e. parody. BUT…if you use the actual material, you MAY have to pay license or “use” fees to the copyright owner.

There IS a provision in the copyright laws about limited use or “sampling” that MAY not need a use fee if it falls under certain “limited use” criteria, which usually has to do with time, and or other specific use.
For example, if a film shows a scene that has a coke machine in the background, the producers does not have to get permission from Coca Cola, but if the coke bottle is the subject or predominately displayed, they might have to.
I have not seen this dvd yet, but if the film-makers did not use actual orginal material then they have violated no laws….l.furthermore, did anyone think that the film makers DID get permission to spoof the material??

]]> By: PopeRatzo http://boingboing.net/2007/12/27/negativlands-my-favo.html#comment-97101 PopeRatzo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-97101 I love Negativeland, but.. I'll wait until it shows up on The Pirate Bay. How's that for "Maverick Spirit"? I love Negativeland, but..

I’ll wait until it shows up on The Pirate Bay.

How’s that for “Maverick Spirit”?

]]> By: simplehuman http://boingboing.net/2007/12/27/negativlands-my-favo.html#comment-97106 simplehuman Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-97106 Do one better, most of that stuff is on youtube. Do one better, most of that stuff is on youtube.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/12/27/negativlands-my-favo.html#comment-98180 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-98180 How is this DVD illegal? It's clearly parody, which is still protected speech. How is this DVD illegal? It’s clearly parody, which is still protected speech.

]]> By: Cpt. Tim http://boingboing.net/2007/12/27/negativlands-my-favo.html#comment-97225 Cpt. Tim Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-97225 is it on bitorrent? is it on bitorrent?

]]> By: Shawn Struck http://boingboing.net/2007/12/27/negativlands-my-favo.html#comment-97251 Shawn Struck Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-97251 Is it "My Favorite Things" or our favorite things? Is it “My Favorite Things” or our favorite things?

]]> By: SpocksBrain http://boingboing.net/2007/12/27/negativlands-my-favo.html#comment-97279 SpocksBrain Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-97279 How is this legally for sale on Amazon? How is this legally for sale on Amazon?

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