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{{Infobox film
| name           = Good Copy Bad Copy
| image          = Good Copy Bad Copy (title card).png
| caption        = Logo for ''Good Copy Bad Copy''
| director       = Andreas Johnsen <br>Ralf Christensen <br>Henrik Moltke
| producer       = Rosforth
| writer         =
| starring       =
| music          = [[RJD2]] <br>Track72 <br>Phoenicia <br>[[John Tejada]] <br>REQ <br>Shex <br>Santogold <br>[[Rex Lawson]] <br>Dr. [[Victor Olaiya]] <br>Pharfar <br>[[Girl Talk (musician)|Girl Talk]] <br>[[Danger Mouse (musician)|Danger Mouse]] <br>Mikkel Meyer <br>[[Gnarls Barkley]] <br>[[De La Soul]] <br>NWA
| cinematography = Andreas Johnsen <br>Ralf Christensen <br>Henrik Moltke
| editing        = Adam Neilsen
| distributor    =
| released       = {{Film date|2007}}
| runtime        = 59 minutes
| language       =
| budget         =
}}
'''''Good Copy Bad Copy''''' (subtitled '''Good Copy Bad Copy: A documentary about the current state of copyright and culture''') is a 2007 [[documentary film]] about [[copyright]] and [[culture]] in the context of [[Internet]], [[peer-to-peer file sharing]] and other technological advances, directed by Andreas Johnsen, Ralf Christensen, and Henrik Moltke. It features interviews with many people with various perspectives on [[copyright]], including copyright lawyers, producers, artists and filesharing service providers.<ref>[https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/film126644.html FilmAffinity]</ref>

==Synopsis==
A central point of the documentary is the thesis that "creativity itself is on the line" and that a balance needs to be struck, or that there is a conflict between protecting the right of those who own intellectual property and the rights of future generations to create.

==Content==
Artists interviewed include [[Girl Talk (musician)|Girl Talk]] and [[Danger Mouse (Artist and Producer)|Danger Mouse]], popular musicians of the [[mashup (music)|mashup]] scene who cut and remix sounds from other songs into their own (notably the latter artist's ''[[The Grey Album]]'' featuring music of [[The Beatles]] and [[Jay Z]]).<ref>[https://www.allmovie.com/movie/good-copy-bad-copy-v501382 AllMovie]</ref><ref>[https://www.vulture.com/2007/06/michael_moore_should_watch_thi_1.html Michael Moore Should Watch This Documentary - Vulture]</ref><ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/girl-talk-2020-tour-950366/ Girl Talk Announces First North American Tour in Eight Years - Rolling Stone]</ref> The interviews with these artists reveal an emerging understanding of digital works and the obstacle to their authoring [[copyright]] presents.

The interviews featured in ''Good Copy Bad Copy'' acknowledge a recent shift towards [[user-generated content]], [[Mashup (music)|mashup]] music and video culture. The documentary opens with explaining the current legal situation concerning [[Sampling (music)|sampling]], [[licensing]] and [[copyright]].

''Good Copy Bad Copy'' documents the conflict between current [[copyright]] law and recent technological advances that enable the [[Sampling (music)|sampling]] of music, as well as the distribution of copyrighted material via [[peer-to-peer]] [[file sharing]] search engines such as [[The Pirate Bay]]. MPAA ([[Motion Picture Association of America]]) CEO [[Dan Glickman]] is interviewed in connection with [[The Pirate Bay raid|the raid]] by the [[Swedish police]] against The Pirate Bay in May 2006. Glickman concedes that piracy will never be stopped, but states that they will try to make it as difficult and tedious as possible. [[Gottfrid Svartholm]] and [[Fredrik Neij]] from The Pirate Bay are also interviewed, with Neij stating that The Pirate Bay is illegal according to US law, but not Swedish law.

The interviews document attitudes towards [[art]], culture and copyright in a number of countries, including the [[United States]], [[Sweden]], [[Russia]], [[Nigeria]], and [[Brazil]].

The situation in [[Nigeria]] and [[Brazil]] is documented in terms of innovative business models that have developed in response to new technological possibilities and changing markets.

In [[Nigeria]] the documentary interviews individuals working within the Nigerian [[film]] industry, or [[Nollywood]]. Charles Igwe, a film producer in Lagos, is interviewed at length about his views on the Nigerian film industry, the nature of Nigerian films, and copyright in the context of [[digital video]] technology. Mayo Ayilaran, from the Musical Copyright Society Nigeria (MCSN), explains the Nigerian government's approach to copyright enforcement.

In [[Brazil]] the [[Tecno brega]] industry and its unique approach to [[copyright]] and [[sampling (music)|sampling]] is documented, featuring interviews with amongst others [[Ronaldo Lemos]], Professor of Law [[Fundação Getúlio Vargas|FGV]] Brazil. Lemos explains that CDs or recorded music is treated merely as an advertisement for parties and concerts that generate revenue.

''Good Copy Bad Copy'' also includes interview segments with notable copyright activist and academic [[Lawrence Lessig]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.goodcopybadcopy.net/about |title=Good Copy Bad Copy—About |access-date=2008-06-15 |archive-date=2008-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622005226/http://www.goodcopybadcopy.net/about |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.goodcopybadcopy.net/credits |title=Good Copy Bad Copy—Credits |access-date=2008-06-15 |archive-date=2008-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619085548/http://www.goodcopybadcopy.net/credits |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Credits==
*[[Girl Talk (musician)|Girl Talk]], Producer
*Dr Lawrence Ferrara, Director of Music Department [[NYU]]
*Paul V. Licalsi, Attorney Sonnenschein
*Jane Peterer, Bridgeport Music
*Dr. [[Siva Vaidhyanathan]], [[NYU]]
*[[Danger Mouse (musician)|Danger Mouse]], Producer
*[[Dan Glickman]], CEO [[MPAA]]
*[[Gottfrid Svartholm]], The Pirate Bay
*[[Fredrik Neij]], The Pirate Bay
*[[Rick Falkvinge]], [[Pirate Party (Sweden)|Pirate Party]]
*[[Lawrence Lessig]], [[Creative Commons]]
*[[Ronaldo Lemos]], Professor of Law [[Fundação Getulio Vargas]] (FGV) Brazil
*Charles Igwe, Film Producer Lagos Nigeria
*Mayo Ayilaran, Musical Copyright Society Nigeria (MCSN)
*Olivier Chastan, [[VP Records]]
*[[John Kennedy (lawyer)|John Kennedy]], Chairman [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] (IFPI)
*[[Shira Perlmutter]], Head of Global Legal Policy [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] (IFPI)
*[[Peter Jenner]], Sincere Management
*[[John Buckman]], Magnatune Records
*Beto Metralha, Producer Belém do Pará Brazil
*DJ Dinho, Tupinambá Belém do Pará Brazil

==Distribution==
Originally created for [[Danmarks Radio|the Danish National Broadcasting Television network]], the film was eventually released for free on the internet as a [[BitTorrent (protocol)|BitTorrent]] download. The filmmakers hope that releasing ''Good Copy Bad Copy'' for free will raise awareness and lead to other local broadcasting networks to show the documentary.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070822102749/http://www.downloadsquad.com/tag/copyright/ Posts tagged Copyright at Download Squad<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Good Copy Bad Copy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080730134736/http://www.goodcopybadcopy.net/download|archive-date=2008-07-30 |website=www.goodcopybadcopy.net |url=http://www.goodcopybadcopy.net/download |access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref>

The documentary first appeared on The Pirate Bay and then it was officially released under a [[Creative Commons]] Attribution-NonCommercial license on the [[Blip.tv]] video sharing site.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080213212437/http://goodcopybadcopy.blip.tv/ Good Copy Bad Copy] on [[blip.tv]]</ref>

On 8 May 2008, ''Good Copy Bad Copy'' was shown on Swedish television station [[SVT2]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://henrikmoltke.dk/2008/05/good-copy-bad-copy-on-swedish-tv-svt2.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080808020913/http://henrikmoltke.dk/2008/05/good-copy-bad-copy-on-swedish-tv-svt2.html | archive-date = 8 August 2008 | title=''Good Copy Bad Copy'' on Swedish TV}}</ref>

The documentary and an unofficial trailer are available on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Good Copy Bad Copy |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByY6j0qzOyM |website=Youtube |publisher=Legally Free Films |access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|N9vaQ9Ncmps|Good Copy Bad Copy "unofficial" trailer}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Alternative compensation system]]
* [[Fair use]]
* [[Mashup (music)]]
* [[Piracy is theft]]
* [[Plunderphonics]]
* [[Remix culture]]
* ''[[RiP!: A Remix Manifesto]]''
* ''[[Steal This Film]]''
* ''[[The Internet's Own Boy]]''
* ''[[TPB AFK|The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard]]''

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|1782451}}
* {{Internet Archive film| id=Good_Copy_Bad_Copy-film| name=Good Copy Bad Copy}}
* {{official website|http://goodcopybadcopy.net/}}

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