Comments on: So here’s a poser…

By: Daga

Daga — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 11:43:18 +0000

If you classify the song as a “Parody” it doesn’t fall under the same restrictions. That’s how Weird Al gets away with some things. And yes, two songs (or more) being smashed together could count. It’s been done before, look up the CD “Smash-ups.”

By: webjones

webjones — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 20:27:12 +0000

Don’t have much to add to the copyright dilemma musing, but as an artist (a visual one) I totally respect your not distributing the mashup. You are the artist - if you don’t like your creation and would not feel good about sharing it, that’s entirely your call.

But “Rock With The Tiger” does sound like one hell of a neat concept.

By: Liz

Liz — Sat, 08 Apr 2006 01:33:42 +0000

Well, for the record, it seems that free podcasts on iTunes are allowed to include mashups - there are plenty in the podcast from the “Some Assembly Required” radio show done by a friend of my roommate here in Minneapolis (and syndicated nationally.) It’s all about audio collage, plunderphonics, etc., of all types, and frequently includes artist interviews that address the whole legal side of things. You *need* to check it out if you like mashups and such - for example, “W’s Duty,” “Beds Hurt My Booty,” “Bacteria,” and “Sibling Rivalry” would also all fit very well on the show. Jon Nelson, the host, loves to get submissions from artists. Hint, hint.

http://www.some-assembly-required.net/blog/ has links to the show’s website, the iTunes subscription, etc. http://www.radiok.org is the originating station (complete with audio streams, and also available through iTunes radio via the “Public” category.) Both are awesome. End of plug.

By: tharsaile

tharsaile — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 15:51:53 +0000

As a big fan of both ‘When I’m 25 or 64′ and the Grey Album, among other mash-ups, I’m very disappointed to find out what I’m missing out on, reasons notwithstanding. ‘Rock with the Tiger’ must be incredible.

(Psst! I’ll be firing up bitTorrent tonight, 11pm, Eastern Standard Time)

By: BadServo

BadServo — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 03:22:59 +0000

I am a fan of anonymous “leaks” of interesting pseudo-legal art on popular file-sharing networks. I’m quite a fan of the San Francisco mashup scene, and frequenlty refer to such meathods for hard-to-find tracks.

just a thought

By: Eric Ginsberg

Eric Ginsberg — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 19:36:44 +0000

I could have survived the rest of my life without ever having been teased in such an unjust manner. You suck. Maybe you could e-mail it to me? I don’t give you money, anyway, and I’ll keep giving you gigs any way, and checking your site regularly…so there’s no legal or moral issue with sending a thing to a friend…right? Oh, but then, if you do it for me, then you have to do it for everyone else, and we’re gonna run out of cake at this rate. I understand. But still, you didn’t have to say, “Hey, I made this great thing, only you can’t have it.” Jerk.

C Ya,
Eric

By: Kerrin

Kerrin — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 14:14:26 +0000

Ok, how about you let a trustworth untrustworthy person access to your hard disk?

Where do you stand legally if you send it to friends? I’m happy to be your friend JC.

By: Burns!

Burns! — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 07:44:11 +0000

Damn, man! Legal ramifications aside, I’m curious to hear “Rock With The Tiger.”

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 05:02:09 +0000

Well, maybe Hodgman wants to get back at him for the whole not-looking-after-his-cats thing…

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 01:47:24 +0000

I think in general letting untrustworthy people have access to your hard drive is a bad idea.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 20:42:15 +0000

I think you should leave it unreleased, but let someone completely untrustworthy have access to your hard drive. That person can copy it, upload it to the net and tell us in your new forums where to get it. This way we can all get to hear it without you violating any copyrights. As a bonus, you get to feel like a true rock-n’-roller by having your very first bootleg.