119 Utah Street
San Francisco, California 94103

Is sampling recorded music to create new works a form of artistic expression or, quite simply, a crime?

Slayers Club (www.theslayersclub.com) and The Hub of the JCCSF (http://www.jccsf.org/arts-ideas/the-hub) present three events in one – a film screening, expert discussion panel and live musical performance – all happening on Thursday, September 23rd at Mighty (119 Utah St, www.mighty119.com).

As seen on PBS's Independent Lens and at the Toronto International Film Festival, Copyright Criminals (a film by Ben Franzen and Kembrew McLeod) takes a close look at the creative and legal implications of sampling music in the digital age through the eyes of well-known artists, activists and industry insiders. Featuring interviews with Clyde Stubblefield ("The Funky Drummer"), Chuck D of Public Enemy, DJ Shadow and many more.

Steve Stein, aka Steinski (www.steinski.com), rode the pulse of the New York City underground in the early 80's and emerged as a cult hip-hop hero. Stein co-produced the series of records known as The Lessons for the Tommy Boy label.

The night will also feature live music performances by Amp Live (www.amplivesworld.com), the Zion I producer who was recently entangled in a legal battle over his bootlegged Radiohead remix work, The Polish Ambassador (www.polishambassador.com), who has been called "the West Coast, more sophisticated version of Girl Talk", will present his new project, Ample Mammal, local favorite Kid Kameleon (www.kidkameleon.com, XLR8R, Surya Dub), prolific MC/DJ/Producer Joe Mousepad (www.joeymousepad.com), Rich DDT (LoveTechSF) and the eclectic Slayers Club DJ's (theslayersclub.com, Daly City Records).

Following the film screening will be an expert speakers panel including Steinski, Amp Live, hip-hop historian, Jeff Chang (www.cantstopwontstop.com), Tim Jones of the Electronic Frontier Foundation ( www.eff.org) and entertainment lawyer Tony Berman (www.beat-law.com).The panel will be moderated by ethnomusicologist Larisa Mann (aka DJ Ripley, djripley.blogspot.com).

Doors at 7pm

Film Screening at 8:30pm

Panel Discussion at 9:30pm

Steinski plays at 10:30pm to be followed by Amp Live, Polish Ambassador and Slayers Club DJ's

$8 in advance / $10 at the door

NOTE: No one under 21 years old will be admitted.

See event website for full schedule and updates.

http://theslayerclub.com/cc

Added by mikl on September 19, 2010

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