Oh so criminal was created as a response to the Australian Government's (in particular the Attorney-
General's office) "Fair Use and Other Copyright Exceptions: An examination of fair use, fair dealing and other exceptions in the Digital Age" Issues Paper, provided in May 2005. to quote: Some interest groups feel a copyright balance might be better maintained in a rapidly changing digital environment if the Copyright Act were to include an open-ended 'fair use' exception that would allow the courts to determine whether a particular use of copyright material is 'fair' and should be lawful. Others argue the present specific exceptions in the Act should be amended to make certain uses of copyright material lawful. Instead of writing a wordy submission to the Government Keir Smith decided to make an example of something that is currently illegal, but thinks should be covered by 'fair use'.
Write a discussion of Smith’s work on your blog. Do you think his work is ‘illegal’? should it be?
I can understand the use of Company logos should be prohibited, so making this video "illegal". For it is putting the company's image to the pubic in a light that perhaps they do not wish to be put in.Aside from that, however, I think it should be covered by the 'fair use' act. For the creator is not making profit from this short film, it's more for his enjoyment. It's hardly a form of advertisement, and he is not going around claiming that it is his own work. The rest of his material, in my opinion is shouldn't really be illegal, i.e the music that he has used can be heard ANYWHERE, and anyone can access it if they really want to, regardless from the fact that he happened to have used it. It is more subliminal advertisement in the artist's flavor. As for the news clips of various reporters and public figures (George Bush), they have already been released in the media, viewed by millions of people already. People have made their opinions from the original context and he hasn't mixed it in a way where he has changed what they were talking about in a believable way. Less face it, George Bush's image of being a right moron was the result of his own stupidity, not because someone just happened to remix him in a short flick.
Tuesday 5 April 2011
Digital Literacy... Week 7 ... Case Study 2
In 1987, artist Lebbeus Woods took a graphite pencil and created his vision of a chair. The chair is shown inside a large chamber with a high ceiling, mounted on a wall in front of a suspended sphere, and with a visibly jointed grid forming the floor and wall.Universal Studios released the film 12 Monkeys in December of 1995. Bruce Willis plays the distraught time traveler, Joe. In the beginning of the movie, Joe is brought into the interrogation room and told to sit in a chair which is attached to a vertical rail on the wall. As Joe sits in the chair, it slides up the rail, suspending Joe helplessly several yards above the floor. A sphere supported by a metal armature is suspended directly in front of Joe, probing for weaknesses as the inquisitors interrogate him.
Was this chair the same chair the Woods had drawn?
Yes it was. It was more or less an exact replica of Wood's drawing he had done in 1987. Terry Gilliam even admitting to the fact that he had viewed the drawing in Wood's book, 'Neomechanical Tower (Upper) Chamber'. They didn't really even try to alter it, or just use it as an inspirational starting point to what they wanted the room to look like. Instead they copied it almost eye to eye, the only small alterations that did occur was due to practicality in order to actually build it.
Was this chair the same chair the Woods had drawn?
Yes it was. It was more or less an exact replica of Wood's drawing he had done in 1987. Terry Gilliam even admitting to the fact that he had viewed the drawing in Wood's book, 'Neomechanical Tower (Upper) Chamber'. They didn't really even try to alter it, or just use it as an inspirational starting point to what they wanted the room to look like. Instead they copied it almost eye to eye, the only small alterations that did occur was due to practicality in order to actually build it.
Digtital Literacy ... Week 7 ... "Can I do that?" CC issues
Case Study 1:
In 1976, ex-Beatle George Harrison was found guilty of copyright infringement for his hit single, "My
Sweet Lord." Bright Tunes Music Corporation had obtained the copyright for the 1963 hit, "He's So Fine,"
which was written by Ronald Mack and originally performed by The Chiffons. Did George Harrison borrow
his musical ideas from Mack's hit song?
Melody:5
Harmony/Chordal Structure:4
Rhythm:6
Tempo:6
Lyrics:3
Instruments:1
1. and 2. How else are the two songs similar and different?: Personally I can only really hear the resemblance mostly in the chorus. Even then its fairly vague to sue for. I mean the lyrics aren't exactly copied, they just have similiar topics. Both talking about wanting a man etc expressing their impatience in waiting for him. Its just phrased differently. Though there are plenty of singers who sing about that.
They have very similiar speed/tempo rate in some parts as well as the rhythm and harmony of the pieces, especially in the chorus. "oh my lord" and " hes so fine" (three syllables), well as some of the verses followed, have similiar chordal struture/ melody aspects. Although slight variation can be heard towards the end of each verse. Music wise they both use a different range of musical instruments, which create a different mood/style to each song. Harrison's starting piece with the guitar in my opinion doesn't refer to any part in "He's so Fine". The guitar played by Harrison and the bass in The Chiffons song are quite similiar, perhaps the more obvious connection between the two songs but not a lot else that 'sticks' as much.
In 1976, ex-Beatle George Harrison was found guilty of copyright infringement for his hit single, "My
Sweet Lord." Bright Tunes Music Corporation had obtained the copyright for the 1963 hit, "He's So Fine,"
which was written by Ronald Mack and originally performed by The Chiffons. Did George Harrison borrow
his musical ideas from Mack's hit song?
Melody:5
Harmony/Chordal Structure:4
Rhythm:6
Tempo:6
Lyrics:3
Instruments:1
1. and 2. How else are the two songs similar and different?: Personally I can only really hear the resemblance mostly in the chorus. Even then its fairly vague to sue for. I mean the lyrics aren't exactly copied, they just have similiar topics. Both talking about wanting a man etc expressing their impatience in waiting for him. Its just phrased differently. Though there are plenty of singers who sing about that.
They have very similiar speed/tempo rate in some parts as well as the rhythm and harmony of the pieces, especially in the chorus. "oh my lord" and " hes so fine" (three syllables), well as some of the verses followed, have similiar chordal struture/ melody aspects. Although slight variation can be heard towards the end of each verse. Music wise they both use a different range of musical instruments, which create a different mood/style to each song. Harrison's starting piece with the guitar in my opinion doesn't refer to any part in "He's so Fine". The guitar played by Harrison and the bass in The Chiffons song are quite similiar, perhaps the more obvious connection between the two songs but not a lot else that 'sticks' as much.
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