Good Copy Bad Copy

The film "Good Copy Bad Copy" brings to light important controversy in the music and film business. Piracy and the use of samples in other music is a much debated topic in today's culture.

The new generation has grown used to obtaining whatever music and video they want for free. Piracy of music and video can never be stopped, but all efforts should be made to make it more and more difficult to download illegal media. Personally, I have never downloaded music off of Limewire or watched a movie offline. I'm part of the small group of people that still buys cds (which is actually a shopping addiction of mine). Yes, the price of cds are outrageous at times, but I believe that if you truly love an artist or film, you should purchase it. You would never steal something like clothing from a store, but with the use of the internet people steal billions of songs just because they know they have a very small chance of getting caught. However, what is to say that if the chance of getting caught is low enough, what would stop a teenager from stealing a watch they thought was overpriced?

When music is used in ways such as Girl Talk uses it, the original artists of the songs should be given credit for their music. Compensation for each individual sound clip would be far too expensive. A fan of rock music, I personally do not find the music of Girl Talk and other similar artists as original. Yes, it creates an interesting combination of music, but smashing sounds together does not constitute musical talent.