Techdirt ran an interesting post recently about The Myth of Original Creators. In it, they explored the Romantic Era notion of the artist as the sole creative participant in a work.
And when I say ‘Romantic Era’, think Beethoven. He was the poster child for art as unique ’self expression’ rather than art as contributing participant [...]
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Tagged: copyright, culture, recording
- Published:
- July 3, 2009 – 10:38 am
- Author:
- By Dubber
I had the opportunity to interview Stephen from Amplifier, who were selling classic Flying Nun records online – classic and archetypal albums – but had their catalogue pulled, much to the dismay of some NZ music fans, for whom the ongoing availability of FN records is part of the culture of NZ music.
1) A lot [...]
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Tagged: culture, interview, nz
- Published:
- May 27, 2009 – 11:43 pm
- Author:
- By Dubber