Techdirt Podcast Episode 127: Copyright, Music & 'Theft'

from the a-legacy-of-copying dept

Tue, Jun 20th 2017 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

This week's episode is all about copyright and culture, with a pair of the best guests you could ask for on the subject. Almost ten years ago, law professors Keith Aoki, James Boyle and Jennifer Jenkins released a comic book about copyright called Bound By Law, and now they are back with a sequel: Theft: A History of Music. This week, James and Jennifer join us to discuss the new comic and the history of copyright and music (with lots of fair use music snippets to demonstrate the legacy of 'theft')!

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Filed Under: copyright, fair use, james boyle, jennifer jenkins, music, podcast, remix

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Anonymous Coward, 20 Jun 2017 @ 2:06pm

I love how these "Tales from the Public Domain" are not even in the public domain. Classic Techdirt. #CopyrightMasterRace
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Anonymous Coward, 20 Jun 2017 @ 3:11pm

Why is this podcast still in MP3 and not Opus?
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Anonymous Coward, 20 Jun 2017 @ 3:33pm

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Show us on the doll where Mike touched you. #Copymolesters
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Mike Masnick (profile), 20 Jun 2017 @ 3:36pm

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I love how these "Tales from the Public Domain" are not even in the public domain. Classic Techdirt.

I'm confused. Where did we ever suggest all things need to be in the public domain? Or that writing about the public domain needs to be in the public domain? We have not suggested it, so disproving the strawman in your head doesn't seem to make the point you think it makes.
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Anonymous Coward, 20 Jun 2017 @ 3:59pm

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I LOL whenever Techdirt pimps any copyrighted work where it's clear that the authors value their copyrights. Your hostility to copyright is legendary, Mike. So is your preference to play dumb when it suits you. There is a funny juxtaposition here.

Hey, while you're in the arguin' mood, wanna talk about your personal beliefs about copyright? So many questions for ya!
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Anonymous Coward, 20 Jun 2017 @ 4:50pm

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BAWK!
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JoeCool (profile), 20 Jun 2017 @ 5:57pm

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The patents just expired. Of course, Opus would allow for better quality with a smaller file size, but maybe they're just setup for recording/mixing to mp3, and now there's less reason to stop than ever.
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Anonymous Coward, 20 Jun 2017 @ 9:42pm

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Try harder, jackass.
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Anonymous Coward, 20 Jun 2017 @ 9:55pm

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Been a while since I've needed to find this, but:

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120818/01171420087/funniestmost-insightful-comments-week-tec hdirt.shtml#c1210
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Anonymous Coward, 20 Jun 2017 @ 10:31pm

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You want a personal belief about copyright?

When your copyright needs the likes of Evan Stone, Keith Lipscomb and Paul Hansmeier to defend it... well, that by itself says a lot.
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Anonymous Coward, 21 Jun 2017 @ 1:29pm

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Or maybe whatever filetype you upload to soundcloud is converted to mp3 for playback.
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Hugo, 22 Jun 2017 @ 2:53am

Just brilliant
A fantastic podcast.

A wonderful fusion to acoustically illustrate some of the beautiful cultural complexity behind copyright law.

Hats off !!
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Leigh Beadon (profile), 22 Jun 2017 @ 10:32am

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Nah, in Soundcloud's case the original download format is preserved for the direct file link (though it's probably converted for *streaming*).

We have thought about using Opus, but it just hasn't seemed like there's significant enough demand for it. It's not as widely compatible as MP3 (we would likely still want to retain the main RSS feed as MP3, and Soundcloud doesn't let you offer multiple formats) and, as JoeCool noted, one of the main reasons we would ditch MP3 (patented technology) has disappeared.

We're totally open to offering an Opus version if there's a significant demand, but so far that hasn't really seemed to be the case.
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Túi Lọc Bụi (profile), 23 Jun 2017 @ 4:02am

I love this podcast
Already Subcribe and i like that discount code <3
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