tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764290.post2418427813075679060..comments2024-03-22T08:01:16.236-04:00Comments on Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Poems can only be made of other poemsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764290.post-46323412536773194022012-10-25T09:18:14.118-04:002012-10-25T09:18:14.118-04:00dave, you should probably direct your comment to t...dave, you should probably direct your comment to the artist! Follow the link to her site. She's already released one song.Rebecca Tushnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17344226000864611148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764290.post-79266918265981641042012-10-25T06:14:53.002-04:002012-10-25T06:14:53.002-04:00"entirely new songs" (emphasis added)"<i>entirely</i> new songs" (emphasis added)James Grimmelmannhttp://www.laboratorium.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764290.post-4207551772701133632012-10-25T02:07:58.240-04:002012-10-25T02:07:58.240-04:00That sounds like a great, creative, fun idea! It&#...That sounds like a great, creative, fun idea! It's too bad that my cynicism for the US Copyright Regime gets in the way of instantly appreciating such an idea. <br /><br />On the one hand, you would be lifting Jay Z's lyrics from his songs -- his exact expression.<br /><br />On the other hand, you would be rearranging them to tell a new story -- your story. <br /><br />I would conclude that doing what you propose would be fair-use (without detailing how I mentally weighed the four fair use factors). [Disclaimer: I am not an attorney; you're the expert.]<br /><br />It disappoints me that US Copyright Law often requires spending time analyzing whether fun, creative, and personal creations can be (legally) created in the first place. <br /><br />If you get around to it, please post what you come up with on your blog. Or better yet, post a link to you rapping it on YouTube :)<br /><br />~davedavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271083308924488200noreply@blogger.com