Today I met Rod Blagojevich. We had a quick chat and I mentioned that I had heard he did a great job last weekend in the “Rod Blagojevich Superstar” show at Second City. He said that it was a lot of fun and they all had a great time and that the show was a nice “fictional account” of the story. I think we both laughed after that.
I’ve been doing some reading on copyright and I was shocked to learn more about how long it actually lasts, and how that has changed over time.
All works published in the United States before 1923 are in the public domain. Works published after 1922, but before 1978 are protected for 95 years from the date of publication. If the work was created, but not published, before 1978, the copyright lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years. link
Category:Author died more than 70 years ago public domain images
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Question for the Day: How much does the public domain weigh? (lbs)
Today was graduation. Today also marks the opening of the The Art Institute of Chicago’s Modern Wing. That’s good news for Chicago. Renzo Piano, designer of the new wing, was the commencement speaker.
I just published a new track. It’s a remix of some of the stems/pells/beats that I’ve found on ccMixter. There’s some heavy vocoder work going on here and the song is best played loud and in the car. I’ve started to work with beats and vocals (a little bit) again and am anxious to hear critique and comments. ++more to come
This fascinating, brilliant 20-minute video narrates the history of the “Amen Break,” a six-second drum sample from the b-side of a chart-topping single from 1969. This sample was used extensively in early hiphop and sample-based music, and became the basis for drum-and-bass and jungle music — a six-second clip that spawned several entire subcultures. Nate Harrison’s 2004 video is a meditation on the ownership of culture, the nature of art and creativity, and the history of a remarkable music clip.
