Comments on Bunsnip: Mock Me

I have absolutely no desire to practice in the cri...

2011-01-18T00:11:57.951-08:00

I have absolutely no desire to practice in the criminal realm. But I may end up being a litigator in the civil area, possibly patent or more general IP. So when someone infringes your patent, copyright, trademark, or misappropriates your trade secrets, I'll be available for that.

I'm commenting by way of a question informed b...

2011-01-18T00:11:57.733-08:00

I'm commenting by way of a question informed by self-interest, Sra. An academic journal (refereed, of course) out in England (Uni of London) would like to publish my piece on 'queering the iPod' which I originally had remixed for public radio. I am now having to go through the 'clearance getting' process. I am trying to get some help with the copyright/bilbio credit as I have no idea what the actual IP guidelines are like. When I quote/remix 'Madonna' and 'The Killers' by way of their music it's not the same as quoting Dante.
Are they are sources out there for academics to consult so that due bibliographic credit can be given to the featured artists? I will also write a post about this.
Thanks much.

Thanks, Sra. According to the journal, in order to...

2009-11-23T04:29:10.715-08:00

Thanks, Sra. According to the journal, in order to quote other artists' work, you need permission for it. Just quoting their work on a biblio is not enough. Plus, I thought it especially apropos to remix the piece again. This time around I relied on the art produced by artists I personally know and have collaborated with on one capacity of another.

Oh, and congratulations on the publication. That&#...

2009-11-19T10:32:08.866-08:00

Oh, and congratulations on the publication. That's a good piece.

Now that I'm thinking about it more, I'm pretty sure there are resources out there that help you determine whether your usage is fair use or not. But I'm not sure what they are. I think a journalist would know.

I'm not able to give advice as to getting perm...

2009-11-19T09:09:57.468-08:00

I'm not able to give advice as to getting permission from artists to use a quote or soundbite (though my feeling is that what you've done with those bits is fair use, so you wouldn't need permission, but don't take my word for it).

As for putting a reference in a bibliography, I think most journals use either The Bluebook or ALWD for citations. I'm using ALWD in law school, but you might ask the journal what standard for citation formats they are using.

The ALWD format for referencing a full CD:

Name of artist or composer, Title of record (Record Label Date) (Type of Recording, e.g. CD).

To reference just a song:

Name of artist or composer, Title of song, in Title of record (Record Label Date) (Type of Recording, e.g. CD).

I hope that is helpful.

I'm commenting by way of a question informed b...

2009-11-19T05:44:24.888-08:00

I have absolutely no desire to practice in the cri...

2009-11-17T21:30:02.749-08:00

So will you be available for criminal defense once...

2009-11-17T10:04:11.321-08:00

So will you be available for criminal defense once you're an attorney?

Because my road to super-villainy will no doubt generate at least one trial, and I want to get far enough that I can shield myself behind walls of lawyers while building my evil empire. You can be chief counsel, and drive a gleaming black hovercraft to all your court appointments.

Also, you will have a bumbling henchman who is nonetheless skilled with hand-to-hand combat and the deadly belt of razor-sharp bottle caps he wears in memory of the childhood backstory we will give him.

So, you know, send me your rate card or whatever.