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The Republicans have been on a roll this month. After trying to sentence to death pregnant women and abortion providers, they professed their love for science by declaring that “global warming is beneficial” and proposing to strip the EPA of its ability to regulate greenhouse gas pollution. Not to mention what’s going on in Wisconsin.
Now they’re taking their affinity for the arts to a new height: they want to eliminate federal funding for NPR and PBS. The infographic above from 170millionamericans.org will help you understand why this is a big deal. Please take action to save public broadcasting. All you have to do is fill out your personal info and click “Send Message”.
Copyright Criminals
I watched this great documentary today from the Independent Lens series on PBS Video.
COPYRIGHT CRIMINALS examines the creative and commercial value of musical sampling, including the related debates over artistic expression, copyright law and money. The film showcases many of hip-hop music’s founding figures like Public Enemy, De La Soul and Digital Underground, as well as emerging artists such as audiovisual remixers Eclectic Method. It also provides first-person interviews with artists who have been sampled, such as Clyde Stubblefield — James Brown’s drummer and the world’s most sampled musician — and commentary by another highly sampled musician, funk legend George Clinton.
