An example of why copyright laws are outdated – Blur Song 2 a capella

By Blaise Alleyne | Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Canada | Posted in Free Culture, Law, Music, Technology | Tagged , , , | Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. | Permalink
May 17, 2008 3:29 am

Confession: once you start watching a cappella videos on YouTube, it’s really hard to stop. And yes, it is 3am.

This video, though, is a perfect example of why our copyright laws are terribly suited for encouraging artistic expression in the 21st century. This is way too good to be waiting for a take-down notice.

Yes, I am a nerd for thinking about copyright law while sifting through a cappella videos on YouTube. At 3am. I am well aware of this fact.

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2 Responses to “An example of why copyright laws are outdated – Blur Song 2 a capella”

  1. Unity Behind Diversity » Mortal Kombat in Central Park » Blaise Alleyne says:
    May 24, 2008 at 9:11 pm

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    May 28, 2008 at 3:06 am

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