RiP: A Remix Manifesto on DVD

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Product Description RiP: A Remix Manifesto is an entertaining look at the complex world of copyright law. Beginning with the cutting-edge sounds of Girl Talk, a remix artist who samples other artists to create his own distinctive sound, director Brett Gaynor argues that more relaxed fair use legislation is the only way forward. Avoiding the dryness of its subject, RiP is as fast paced, energetic and colourful as its subject. It will play well amongst the younger generation, for whom copyright infringement and the harsh penalties they can incur is a growing issue. It also features enough debate for general audiences, as it moves from music to pharmaceutical companies and their control over drug prices, no matter the human cost.. Review A vigorous broadside against the perceived corporate control of contempo copyright legislation, and an impassioned plea in support of elastic fair-use laws, RiP! A Remix Manifesto was made to provoke and certainly does that. --Variety An excellent document of one of the more pressing issues in the rapidly changing technology of the internet age --DVDVerdict