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Name: Copyright Criminals
Genre: Music, Documentary
Released: 2009-05-21
Duration: 65 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Aesop Rock, George Clinton, Chuck D, El-P, Sage Francis

Copyright Criminals (2009) is not currently listed on any UK streaming, rental, or purchase service. Last verified on 15 August 2026 by ScreenSearch.

This is a Sampling Sport

Copyright Criminals examines the creative and commercial value of musical sampling, including the related debates over artistic expression, copyright law, and (of course) money. This documentary traces the rise of hip-hop from the urban streets of New York to its current status as a multibillion-dollar industry. For more than thirty years, innovative hip-hop performers and producers have been re-using portions of previously recorded music in new, otherwise original compositions. When lawyers and record companies got involved, what was once referred to as a “borrowed melody” became a “copyright infringement.” The film showcases many of hip-hop music’s founding figures like Public Enemy, De La Soul, and Digital Underground—while also featuring emerging hip-hop artists from record labels Definitive Jux, Rhymesayers, Ninja Tune, and more.

Film
2009
65 min
★ 6.8/10 TMDB
Music
Documentary

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DirectorsBenjamin Franzen, Kembrew McLeod

WriterKembrew McLeod

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