Web Exclusive Interview: A double standard for music
An interview by Matthew Leung
Creator of "safe harbor" remix project Victor Stone discusses his work and his view on the unfair legal treatment of music.
This Web Exclusive Interview goes with the show "Remixing music without remixing the copyright" aired on WVKR 91.3 FM Poughkeepsie at 1:30pm ET on March 30, 2009.
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Show rundown (transcript of questions):
0:00 to 0:45: Opening - " Common to our commercial music industry today is copyright-- restrictions, including restrictions for remixing music, or sampling it in other works. A music rights advocate his been leading a project to change All of that. His name is Victor Stone, who is with us today via Skype. His is a leader and manager of a project called CCMixter, which is providing a safe space for remixing and sampling music that are specifically under the free public license Creative Commons. Thanks for joining us today, Victor. "
0:45 to 0:53 First question: "Let’s talk about your project CCMixter. You’ve called it a safe space and a safe harbor. Can tell us more about that?"
1:20
to 1:35 Second question: "And do you see your involvement in the project as a reaction, or even a resistance to the limitations that RIAA has imposed on music, or do you just see it as providing an alternative to traditional copyright?"
2:05
to 2:30 Third question: "And on your personal views of music, I’ve read on your site about the comparison you made between satire and remixing and the double standard involved in the two. Can you talk to us more about that?"
3:35
to 3:50 Fourth question: "And for your site, CCMixter, what is your vision of the site for the future? Do you see it just expanding within the Creative Commons community, or do you see any possibilities to become involved with the business side of music?"
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