[78-L] Copyright Criminals on PBS

[David Lennick]

I doubt guilt..Goodman was perpetually losing money and looking for another 
hit. Virtually all of the later 'break-in' records he did were ghastly.

dl

Cary Ginell wrote:
> Dickie Goodman did get taken to court for copyright infringement, but the court ruled that "The Flying Saucer" and other records were parodies or burlesques and constituted original works. Eventually, the case was settled out of court. Whether it was out of guilt over what he did or for whatever reason, Goodman shot himself to death in 1989.
> 
> Cary Ginell
> 
>> From: dnjchi78 at live.com
>> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:47:29 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Copyright Criminals on PBS
>>
>>
>> Did Buchanan and Goodman have to pay royalties for all the 'samples' in their 'space ship' novelty discs?
>>
>> Don
>>  
>>> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:40:25 -0500
>>> From: dlennick at sympatico.ca
>>> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Copyright Criminals on PBS
>>>
>>> I have a "dub blues" record which not only samples a 78, it's pressed as a 
>>> ten-incher with a small repro OKeh label in a repro OKeh sleeve! Contains 
>>> elements from Howlin' Wolf/The Chess Box and "Ride On" by Leadbelly, courtesy 
>>> of Rounder Records (!). The disc is Little Axe's "Ride On".
>>>
>>> Great to see all the original OKeh sleeve elements ("the record of quality", 
>>> "plays on any standard disc machine", plugs for Sophie Tucker, Vincent Lopez 
>>> etc) except that they changed the playing speed to 33 1/3rpm.
>>>
>>> dl
>>>
>>> Tim Huskisson wrote:
>>>> These Hip Hop artists are sampling older music simply because they can. The
>>>> technology allows this. It's the modern equivalent of copying the style of
>>>> an earlier musician. Whether making music from 'loops' and samples is as
>>>> creative as actually playing a musical instrument... I doubt. 
>>>>
>>>> This thread has had nothing to do with 78s, but out of curiosity...
>>>> Some years ago I was working in Italy where I heard an Italian Rap track 'La
>>>> Findanzata' by a group known as Articolo31. What was interesting about it
>>>> was that they'd sampled a 78rpm era recording (Maybe an early 1930s dance
>>>> band?) and used it for 'loops' throughout the record. It's on YouTube at 
>>>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR-vk3IosWg
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Tim Huskisson
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
>>>> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Cary Ginell
>>>> Sent: 22 January 2010 16:42
>>>> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>>>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Copyright Criminals on PBS
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> .......by sampling previously recorded tracks, these producers are robbing
>>>> youngsters the opportunity to create their own music. Back in "the day,"
>>>> you'd scour the musician's union directories when you were short a musician.
>>>> Now, all these thieves have to do is go to a swap meet, buy an LP, and steal
>>>> what's in the grooves. It's insidious, it's disgusting, and it is
>>>> technically illegal. I think that these hip-hop producers are doing a lot
>>>> more harm than good with their unethical practices that they rationalize as
>>>> "doing our thang."
>>>>
>>>> Cary Ginell
>>>>
>>>>