Copyright Criminals examines the creative and commercial value of musical sampling, including the related debates over artistic expression, copyright law, and (of course) money. This documentary traces the rise of hip-hop from the urban streets of New York to its current status as a multibillion-dollar industry. For more than thirty years, innovative hip-hop performers and producers have been re-using portions of previously recorded music in new, otherwise original compositions. When lawyers and record companies got involved, what was once referred to as a "borrowed melody" became a "copyright infringement." The film showcases many of hip-hop music's founding figures like Public Enemy, De La Soul, and Digital Underground—while also featuring emerging hip-hop artists from record labels Definitive Jux, Rhymesayers, Ninja Tune, and more.
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Copyright Criminals was released in 2009 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 2 reviews, giving Copyright Criminals (2009) an average rating of 63%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 100%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed Copyright Criminals a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 63%, Copyright Criminals is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2009, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 2009 with similar scores include films like Lake Mungo, Exam and The Soloist.
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