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32-439: 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. Artists interviewed include Girl Talk and Danger Mouse , popular musicians of the mashup scene who cut and remix sounds from other songs into their own (notably

64-611: A Wired magazine Rave Award. Feed the Animals was number four on Time 's Top 10 Albums of 2008. Rolling Stone gave the album four stars and ranked the album #24 on their Top 50 albums of 2008. Blender rated it the second-best recording/album of 2008, and National Public Radio listeners rated it the 16th best album of the year. Gillis' hometown Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , named December 7, 2010 "Gregg Gillis Day". In 2007, Girl Talk appeared in Good Copy Bad Copy ,

96-445: A broader, mainstream profile. As part of the revamp, Rapport moved to the first network and the less popular Aktuellt moved to SVT2, initially airing twice nightly at 6 pm and 9 pm. Regional news bulletins continued on SVT2 as before. Other popular programming on the network (such as Expedition: Robinson ) also moved to SVT1, although an effort was made to boost audiences with new programming schedules in 2003. In-vision continuity

128-518: A computer. During a live performance, he uses samples and loops to play a set — allowing room for variation throughout the set. His live sets are typically accompanied by video content on stage. He has been known to bring fans on stage to dance during performances. SVT2 SVT2 ( SVT Två ; commonly referred to as Tvåan ), is one of the two main television channels broadcast by Sveriges Television in Sweden . Launched in 1969 by Sveriges Radio ,

160-469: A documentary about the then-current state of copyright law and remix culture . In 2008, he appeared as a test case for fair use in Brett Gaylor 's RiP!: A Remix Manifesto , a call to overhaul copyright laws. His parents, in one scene, complain to him about his frequent stripping during his performances. Gillis began producing music with AudioMulch software, which he still uses, played live from

192-639: 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

224-511: A mash-up. The New York Times Magazine has called his releases "a lawsuit waiting to happen", a criticism that Gillis has attributed to news media that want "to create controversy where it doesn't really exist", citing fair use as a legal backbone for his sampling practices. Gillis has given his own different explanations for the origin of his stage name, once saying that it alluded to a Jim Morrison poem and once saying that it alluded to an early Merzbow side project. In 2009, he attributed

256-515: 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,

288-433: A relaunch as SVT2 in 1996, with programming from both Stockholm and the regional centres now shared between both channels. Among the changes, the 6 pm edition of SVT1's news service Aktuellt moved to the channel, while Rapport launched breakfast and lunchtime editions, but also moved some of its shorter bulletins to SVT1. A major corporate revamp in 2001 saw SVT2 repositioned as a more specialist channel with SVT1 taking

320-543: A special converter box if they wanted to see TV2. Although TV2 was part of the same company as TV1, they were both editorially independent and encouraged to compete with each other. Both channels later agreed not to compete directly with similar programmes. For example, the weekend variety shows were aired on TV2 on Friday nights and TV1 on Saturday nights. Both channels also shared a national news service, TV-nytt , which broadcast short bulletins at 7 pm and 9 pm on TV2 (6 pm, 7.30 pm, and 10 pm on TV1) - accompanying this on TV2

352-513: Is documented, featuring interviews with amongst others Ronaldo Lemos , Professor of Law 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 . Originally created for the Danish National Broadcasting Television network ,

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384-580: Is interviewed in connection with 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

416-547: The Illegal Art website. A U.S. tour in support of All Day began in Gillis's hometown of Pittsburgh with two sold-out shows at the then-recently completed Stage AE concert hall. Since Gillis releases his music under Creative Commons licenses , fans may legally use it in derivative works. Many create mash-up video collages using the samples' original music videos. Filmmaker Jacob Krupnick chose Gillis's full-length album All Day as

448-487: The channel was until the 1990s the most watched in Sweden but now serves as SVT's specialist television network, carrying more highbrow and minority programming compared to the more mainstream SVT1 . Debate persisted throughout the 1960s over a second Swedish television channel, following the opening of Radiotjänst TV (later Sveriges Radio TV ) in 1956. Some wanted the new channel to be private and funded by advertising, but it

480-420: The current legal situation concerning sampling , licensing and copyright . Good Copy Bad Copy documents the conflict between current copyright law and recent technological advances that enable the 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

512-510: The film was eventually released for free on the internet as a 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. 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. On 8 May 2008, Good Copy Bad Copy

544-463: The first time. In November 1970, the first regional news bulletin, Sydnytt (covering Scania and Blekinge , was launched. In July 1979, both TV1 and TV2 were placed under the management of Sveriges Television (SVT). Having gradually introduced regional news services across the country, TV2 was relaunched as the Sweden Channel ( Sverigekanalen ) on 31 August 1987. As part of a reorganisation,

576-452: The first weekend, he was joined by Too Short , E-40 , Juicy J , and Busta Rhymes . On the second weekend, he was joined by Freeway , Waka Flocka Flame , Tyga , and Busta Rhymes . In the years following the release of Broken Ankles, Girl Talk continued to tour and play festivals. He also began to do more production and collaborative work with other artists such as Wiz Khalifa, Young Nudy, T-Pain, Smoke DZA, Bas, and G Perico. After

608-470: The latter artist's The Grey Album featuring music of The Beatles and Jay Z ). 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 and video culture. The documentary opens with explaining

640-448: The name to Tad , the early 1990s SubPop band, based in Seattle . Gillis has said the name sounded like a Disney music teen girl group. In a 2009 interview with FMLY , Gillis stated: The name Girl Talk is a reference to many things, products, magazines, books. It's a pop culture phrase. The whole point of choosing the name early on was basically to just stir things up a little within

672-451: The network's homegrown output consisted largely of programming from SVT's regional production centres (there were ten of them in total, the biggest of them being Gothenburg and Malmö), although some Stockholm-produced output continued, including Rapport . The revamp helped to establish TV2 as the most-watched television network in Sweden, although by 1994, the channel lost its lead to commercial network TV4 . The increasing competition led to

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704-554: The network's umbrella programme for live current events, airs. A mid-afternoon Rapport bulletin airs at 4 p.m (16:00). At 5:15 pm (17:15), SVT2 begins its evening schedule with three minority-language news bulletins: Ođđasat (Sami), Nyhetstecken (Swedish Sign Language), and Uutiset (Finnish), followed by a documentary programme. The channel's main news programme, Aktuellt at 9pm (21:00) includes in-depth analysis, interviews, sports updates, cultural and regional news, and weather. Repeats of sports current affairs output air throughout

736-470: The primary SVT1. The station's output includes most of SVT's cultural programming, minority output in the Sami and Finnish languages , sign language programming, independent films , current affairs and parliamentary coverage. SVT2 does not broadcast 24 hours a day. As of January 2019, SVT2 signs off shortly after 5 am and resumes broadcasting between 8 am and 9 am. During the daytime on most weekdays, SVT Forum,

768-517: The small scene I was operating from. I came from a more experimental background and there were some very overly serious, borderline academic type electronic musicians. I wanted to pick a name that they would be embarrassed to play with. You know Girl Talk sounded exactly the opposite of a man playing a laptop, so that's what I chose. Gillis is featured heavily in the 2008 open source documentary RiP!: A Remix Manifesto . Girl Talk released his fifth LP All Day on November 15, 2010 for free through

800-652: The soundtrack for Girl Walk//All Day , an extended music video set in New York City. In 2014, Girl Talk brought out Freeway as a special guest during a show at the Brooklyn Bowl. They announced that they were releasing a collaborative EP together called Broken Ankles . The project was released on April 8, 2014. Gillis played at the Coachella Festival in 2014. For the first time in one of his live shows, artists performed their vocals over his mash-ups. During

832-413: The success of his album Feed the Animals , for which listeners were asked to pay a price of their choosing, Gillis made all of his other albums similarly available via the Illegal Art website. Night Ripper was number 34 on Pitchfork 's Top 50 Albums of 2006, number 22 on Rolling Stone 's Best Albums of 2006, and number 27 on Spin's 40 Best Albums of 2006. In 2007, Gillis was the recipient of

864-453: Was Rapport , a 20-minute news magazine emphasising in-depth reports, analysis, and commentary. The initial format gave rise to accusations of left-wing bias with TV2 described by some as the red channel . A revamp in 1972 saw Rapport move to 7.30 pm and introduce a broader format, eventually establishing the programme as the most-watched Swedish television news. The use of UHF frequencies also allowed TV2 to broadcast regional programming for

896-534: Was abandoned in January 2005 in favour of pre-recorded announcements. A further revamp in August 2008 saw all regional news services moved to SVT1. Aktuellt relaunched as an in-depth current affairs programme, until March 2012, when the programme was extended to an hour on Mondays-Thursdays, incorporating extended news coverage, sport and a late regional news bulletin. Programming on SVT2 is generally more specialist than on

928-481: Was decided that the public service broadcaster, Sveriges Radio, would take responsibility. Sweden was the second Nordic country to launch a second TV channel, after Finland who did it in March 1965. TV2 began broadcasting on Friday 5 December 1969 - an occasion known widely as the "channel split" ( kanalklyvningen ). While TV1 was broadcast on VHF frequencies, TV2 used UHF frequencies, which meant that households had to buy

960-424: Was first introduced to the genre of Plunderphonics by John Oswald . Gillis has also stated that he was always into hip-hop and pop music . As he aged, he started to like older musicians such as The Beatles . Gillis worked as an engineer, but he quit in May 2007 to focus solely on music. He produces mash-up remixes, in which he uses often a dozen or more unauthorized samples from different songs to create

992-431: Was shown on Swedish television station SVT2 . The documentary and an unofficial trailer are available on YouTube . Girl Talk (musician) Gregg Michael Gillis (born October 26, 1981), better known by his stage name Girl Talk , is an American disc jockey who specializes in mash-ups and digital sampling . Gillis has released five LPs on the record label Illegal Art and EPs on both 333 and 12 Apostles. He

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1024-738: Was trained as an engineer. Gillis began experimenting with electronic music and sampling while a student at Chartiers Valley High School in the Pittsburgh suburb of Bridgeville . After a few collaborative efforts, he started the solo "Girl Talk" project while studying biomedical engineering at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland . In school, Gillis focused on tissue engineering . Gillis states his musical inspirations are Squarepusher , Aphex Twin , Just Blaze , Nirvana and Kid606 among others. He has also stated interest in punk rock , as well as noise musician Merzbow . He stated that he

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