Posted in Political on 01/18/2010 07:45 am by Gare
COPYRIGHT CRIMINALS PREMIERES TUESDAY, JAN. 19, 10PM
ON THE PBS SERIES INDEPENDENT LENS (check local listings)
Can you own a sound?
COPYRIGHT CRIMINALS, a documentary produced by Benjamin Franzen and Kembrew McLeod, examines the commercial and creative value of musical sampling, including the ongoing debates about artistic expression, copyright law and money. COPYRIGHT CRIMINALS showcases many of Hip Hop music’s legendary figures like Public Enemy, De La Souland Digital Underground along with emerging artists such as audiovisual remixers Eclectic Method. The film also provides an in-depth look at artists who have been sampled, such as renowned drummer Clyde Stubblefield, the world’s most sampled musician, best known for his work with James Brown, as well as commentary by Funk legendGeorge Clinton. JAN 19: Broadcast & DVD Release Partywith ECLECTIC METHOD, MR. LEN & DJ SPOOKY FREE with RSVP at IndiePix Evite. Doors at 8pm. Broadcast Premiere on Independent Lens at 10pm. Brooklyn Bowl 61 Wythe Ave Brooklyn NYC 11211. Facebook Event Page
kembrew mcleod
associate professor
university of iowa
dept. of communication studies
kembrew-mcleod@uiowa.edu
http://www.freedomofexpression.us
http://copyrightcriminals.com
http://kembrew.com
“This boy is definitely out to lunch, the same place I eat at.” – George Clinton on Sun Ra
Pew Center on Global Climate Change has links to reports, Fact Sheets, including “During the twentieth century, the earth’s surface warmed by about 1.4 °F. There are a variety of potential causes for global climate change, including natural and human-induced mechanisms”
“I have more respect for people who change their mind after acquiring new information than for those who cling to views they held thirty years ago. The world changes. Ideologues and zealots don’t” - Michael Crichton, “State of Fear”
And of course we continue to play lots of board games, eat out, and travel as much as possible.
Spring
Spring was a wonderful blur of work and thaw.
Erin got an academic article published in the spring edition of GLQ.
Nice Visit from Buddy & Rhetta to Mount Vernon. Buddy found a great restaurant in Dubuque, IA on the Mississippi River where we ate lunch and then went to the Mississippi River museum.
Summer
Lee and Jacque volunteered as Camp Hosts at Bellevue State Park in Iowa during July and August. We spent July 4 watching fireworks being shot over the Mississippi River in Bellevue. Had great time hanging out at their campground this summer and discussing politics.
Erin was granted tenure at Cornell College and promoted to Associate Professor of Sociology.
Gare gets a promotion or two at work.
We grew lots & lots of tomatoes this year in our garden.
Erin went to Japan in late July & August to make preparations to bring a class of students over in Spring 2010.
Bellah the cat breaks her tooth, so she has her prominent fangs removed. Power dynamics change in the house as Emily the cat reasserts her position as supreme leader of the Davis / Calhoun household.
Fall
After spending the summer building up his cities in the online game Evony, Gare accidentally gets locked out of the game over the weekend and returns to find his entire empire attacked and destroyed. He then turns his energies to a new game, Immortal Cities: Nile Online, for the rest of the year. He also continues with regular team games of Battle for Wesnoth.
