Copyright Criminals - Free Film Screening

Thursday, June 3, 2010, 7:00 pm

On Thursday, June 3 at 7:00 pm, CMU Public Television introduces the Community Cinema series at Dennos Museum on the campus of Northwestern Michigan College with the film Copyright Criminals. Community Cinema is a community outreach project of CMU Public Television and the Dennos Museum Center. 

Can you own a sound? As hip-hop rose from the streets of New York to become a multi-billion dollar industry, artists such as Public Enemy and De La Soul began reusing parts of previously recorded music for their songs. But when record company lawyers got involved everything changed. Years before people started downloading and remixing music, hip-hop sampling sparked a debate about copyright, creativity and technological change that still rages today.

This screening event is part of the ITVS (Independent Television Service) Community Cinema program. Free screenings of Independent Lens films will be held the first Thursday of the month beginning January 2010 through June 2010. For more on the Independent Cinema series, including upcoming dates and films, visit WCMU.org/TV.

HOURS:
Mon-Sat 10 am - 5 pm
Sun 1 - 5 pm
Thurs - Open until 8pm
Closed on major holidays

ADMISSION:
Adults $6 Children $4
No charge to museum members and NMC students