From: David Beardsley <db@biink.com> Subject: Re: James Newton To: Ron Lettuce <letucepry@yahoo.com>, zorn-list@mailman.xmission.com
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Lettuce" <letucepry@yahoo.com>
James Newton should Blow his F***ing sample out his own ass, Did Andy Warhol ask to use the Campbell Soup can? James Newton is a washed up old fart looking for an extra pension check. It's A-Holes like him that make it difficult for the rest of us to get a Copy of Plunderphonics....
Obviously not an artist.
Sigh.
artist or not? you be the judge. but, yes, a Mills specimen. and this, from another list...... (forgive the re-post) "The Beastie Boys got rights to the sample of the RECORDING of Newton's piece. They did not get rights to use the COMPOSITION. Is 5 seconds of multiphonics or whatnot a composition? This is the only issue in this case." For further much more interesting reading than my post, see: Donald McGraith "Anti-Copyright and Cassette Culture" http://www.elbehnon.de/themen/coher/c1urheb.htm or Negativland's good collection of Intellectual Property resources http://www.negativland.com/intprop.html ---GC