This week in class we have been discussing the tangled web of copyright laws and what consititutes as plagarism. For several examples and our "youtube moment for the day" we have looked at videos that have been remixed into a song. These videos are usually news stories that have been auto tuned and put to a melody and formed ino a song. The "song/story" that we are most infatuated with is the remix of the Antwon Dodson News Story. This auto-tune remix has become a national phenemenon and is even offered on iTunes. Based on our opinions and arguements you can decide for yourself if this constitutes as plagarism or a violation of copyright laws.
Christina-
Personally, I love this video. A lot. I think that it's just really funny. Not to sound like a total wierd-o but it actually kind of has a good beat to it. I think that it is also appealing to my sense of humor because of the things he is actually saying. "Hide yo kids, hide yo wife, 'cause he's rapin' errbody out there." Yes, the actual news story is somewhat sad and pathetic, but it is pretty humerous that he said these things on national television for everyone to see. When put to the melody of a song, it just brings the piece to life and truly makes people want to sing along. Now, I think that some news anchors and possibly Dodson himself could argue that the creators of this piece are breaking these laws, especially if they didn't have Dodson's or the news channlel's permission to use the story. You can decide that for yourself, i personally love it.
Alyse-
The hit YouTube sensation featuring Antoine Dodson was one of the first I had ever seen of its kind. The trend however, is picking up very fast. The Gregory Brothers did an excellent job executing this video. They put this hilarious news cast to a catchy beat and repeated the good parts over and over. Mr. Spruill has taught us in class that The Gregory Brothers are a legitimate band that has a real talent and are very well educated. However, the hilarious words and actions in this video were all Antoine Dodson. Without the news cast this video would be nothing. They may be making the money off this hit, but they are not getting the fame. Far more people know the Name Antoine Dodson than know who The Gregory Brothers are. Although this is an act of plagiarism, i don't see anyone complaining. The Greggory brothers are paying Dodson some of what they earn, and without the Gregory brothers, Dodson wouldn't have all this fame right now. So in a way, this act of plagiarism helped Dodson and his family.
Rachael- The Internet sensation Antoine Dodson who's news story got auto tuned by The Gregory Brothers is a big success. I actually enjoy the video and think it's just for entertainment purposes only. I understand that it's against copyright towards the news station that recorded the broadcast, but they are getting publicity within the creation of the "Hide Yo Kids, Hide Yo Wife" infamous video. The trend of this video is growing quickly on YouTube and I don't think it's for a serious matter. YouTube is a mothership of entertainment for viewers, and the video is solely used for entertainment purposes only. From Auto tuned videos like the annoying "Friday" song by Rebecca Black video, to the "Backin Up" video also by the genius Gregory Brothers this just shows that the auto tuned video trend is growing and the Antoine Dodson video help pilot this fad.
Paige-
In class we watch a lot of youtube videos, some videos maybe originals and some are videos which make fun of others. Antoine Dobson’s has became famous when he was interviewed for a local news cast which became a youtube sensation, but what actually made him famous was when a band called The Gregory Brothers made a song out of his interview. They incorporated his interview with a beat and remixed it a bit; I do not see this as copy writing at all. I believe that they took a simple interview and mixed it up to come up with a very interesting song which has become a youtube hit all around the world. Without the Gregory Brothers making this song Antoine Dobson would not be nearly as famous as he is today. I believe that Dobson should actually be impressed with the Gregory Brothers work and see it as a helpful to getting him famous because even though the interview was funny without the work of the Gregory Brothers it would not of been as much of a hit as it is today. In a form it is copywriting because it was the guys words which he said and was recorded, but I believe he should not be mad about it because it has in fact helped him. Copyright is very complicated thing to understand completely a lot of things can be considered copyrighting but in this situation I do not believe this should be called copyrighting.
