Pionero en el camino que recorre del 'rhythm and blues' al 'funky', James Brown cambió para siempre la música estadounidense. El documental "Mr Dynamite. James Brown", producido por HBO, sigue la vida del cantante desde sus primeros años en el difícil sur de Estados Unidos hasta convertirse en uno de los grandes de la música 'soul' y en uno de los talentos musicales más reconocidos del siglo XX.
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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.
