A neglected part of musical history. Theft: A History of Music This comic lays out 2000 years of musical history. Took me forever to read, surprisingly.

Created by James Boyle and Jennifer Jenkins , two law school profs from Duke University, Theft! Read part 1 of this series about the upcoming graphic novel Theft! : a history of music by Aoki, Keith, 1955-2011, artist, honoree ; Boyle, James, 1944- author ; Jenkins, Jennifer (Attorney), author ; Akin, Ian, illustrator ; Garvey, Brian, 1941- illustrator ; Smith, Balfour, letterer ; … A History of Music by the Berkman Klein Center from desktop or your mobile device Theft! This comic lays out 2000 years of musical history. This comic lays out 2000 years of musical history. But music builds on itself. A History of Music is a graphic novel laying out a 2000-year long history of musical borrowing from Plato to rap. Again and again there have been attempts to police music; to restrict borrowing and cultural cross-fertilization.

It’s about musical borrowing and the laws that have attempted to regulate musical borrowing and inter-mixing over the past 2000 years.

A History of Music. This was a very enjoyable and creative read. Kickstarting STRIKE!

In part 3, we'll talk about what it all means for the future of music. A History of Music, has an even more basic and older example: musical notation. A neglected part of musical history. A history of music through the lens of borrowing, remixing, and copyright law and practice. But music builds on itself. A History of Music is 'a graphic novel laying out a 2000-year long history of musical borrowing from Plato to rap.' Law comes a new fair use comic, Theft! Again and again there have been attempts to police music; to restrict borrowing and cultural cross-fertilization. A History of Music is a graphic novel by James Boyle, Jennifer Jenkins and the late Keith Aoki.

Theft! I'm not criticizing this in any way, but it would have been even better had it covered the history of music beyond that of the western hemisphere. A History of Music is "a graphic novel laying out a 2000-year long history of musical borrowing from Plato to rap." James Boyle, Jennifer Jenkins, Keith Aoki (illustrator), Ian Akin (illustrator), Brian Garvey (illustrator) 2017. 20 Ungluers have Faved this Work Learn more at... Login to Fave. That sequence comes about a fifth of the way through Theft: A History of Music, a 259-page comic about an art form's evolving interactions with markets, technology, and the law.

Again and again there have been attempts to police music; to restrict borrowing and cultural cross-fertilization. It is available as a handsome paperback , and for free download under a Creative Commons license. Theft: A History of Music (duke.edu) 135 points by spatten on Aug 22, 2018 | hide | past | web | favorite | 19 comments: z2 on Aug 22, 2018. Theft: A History of Music This comic lays out 2000 years of musical history. We are delighted to announce the publication of our new comic book — Theft: A History of Music, a graphic novel laying out a 2000 year long history of music from Plato to rap.

A History of Music, a graphic novel laying out a 2000 year long history of musical borrowing from Plato to rap. A neglected part of musical history. A History of Music. Theft! The Game of Worker Rebellion. The comic is by James Boyle, Jennifer Jenkins and the late Keith Aoki. With a scope that stretches from medieval troubadours to modern rappers, Theft shows not just how common borrowing has been but how music is shaped by the social context that produces it. Loot: a kids-only comic "store" in Brooklyn that incubates young comics fans and creators.