if you know anything about Girl Talk you know he is being sarcastic because he has been hounded for years by stupid ass labels attacking him saying he is doing XYZ and owe them money, naturally.
Well shit, sarcasm aside I could see mashup artists sueing people for stuff the stole in the first place. Look at the lawsuits shepard fairy is in on for someone stealing his stolen image.
lol, i love how deadpan and he is when cracking fun at the subject of copyright infringement. The more i listen to this guy, the more i appreciate what he is doing for music.
GirlTalk should be sued for being a gimmicky studio DJ. You dont perform s**t. You just compile playlists and make the track in a studio then press play. Ean Golden wannabe.
@mandoace292 What he does is a hell of a lot harder than it looks. He triggers all the samples live, and usually doesn't have them running that long. He uses AudioMulch which is a pain in the ass too. I'd like to see you do it.
@lpvids yeah he has a good ear for music and you can't learn that. I've been messing around with this stuff since 2001. I thought I was pretty good till I saw this guy and I was like damn I suck. lol
I get he is being sarcastic because of who he is BUT in what way does it look like he is being sarcastic. He is talking in an even tone and a straight face.
@tristbjorn You know what annoys me? If you're sarcastic on the internet,people always expect you to state "Hey look,I'm being sarcastic!" or they don't know,even when it's obvious! The whole point of sarcasm is that you don't make a big deal about it.
i know he's joking but its fucked up man.... everybody else got shit. he should get locked up or have an impossible fine to pay, he steals everybody's shit.... and i know i know what are you suppose to do when some dudes walking down the street with a boom box on his shoulder? cover your ears, cuz you didn't pay for that music? of coarse not but if girl talk doesnt get in trouble for what he does, then why does anybody?
@ChillyDrags Nobody does, I can count on one hand the number of times i've ever seen anyone prosecuted for stealing music. This includes the late 90's when everyone was going crazy about Napster.
@ChillyDrags Well, first off. He gets permission from the record labels responsible for the artists. Second off, I lost you at: He steals everybody's shit. He does NOT steal the music. In fact, sometimes he makes the music sound better! So stop thinking he does. Cause he doesnt.
@SeniorDoobie what permission? do you know how much money he would have to pay for his song? (having in mind they are mash ups with ca. 20 tracks inside) the labels wouldn't give him shit if cash wasn't involved, and well - it isn't.
@DXMagician411 are you saying girl talks music is shitty or he is making the tracks better?
either way i dont think you realise hes sueing people for uploading his music to youtube although i like his music i dont think it would have been worth it it happend to all artits.
@TehBigDortyShnakeh you have got to be the dumbest mutherfucker out there. for one thing girl talk is making the shitty music enjoyable. and you need to get a brain if you cannot realize hes being sarcastic and mocking the whole copyright situation. prove to me with the court documents that he is suing anyone. and when you dont respond ill know its cuz your too embarrassed.
Obviously he's parodying his own detractors. He's done tons of interviews discussing his disdain for copyright law. Do people really think a former biomedical engineer is too stupid to recognize the parallels between what he does and internet fan videos? And yea, you can buy his albums. He also tells his fans to just download them for free. I'm sure he's under no illusion that the reason he sells out all of his shows without ever posting on the top 40 is because of file sharing.
Although, you can buy his album Night Ripper in stores along with a vinyl, which I'm definitely buying. How did he get away with this? I'm not complaining, I'm stoked to get the vinyl, just curious how he did it.
LOL hes kidding, he was the basis of a whole documentary about a anti-copyright movement, called Copyleft. The movie is called RiP! A Remix Manifesto. He dominates the term "fair use" and shits all over the laws of "intellectual property".
and this shows how little youtube knows..All of you seem to be very far out of the loop. Yes he made money from his sells. But he is not clear and free. He is and has been getting sued for braking copyright law. He is mocking youtube.
Too bad for you GT if pple are using your video ! Don't you do the same thing with the artist's songs. You should be in jail, not invited to coachella or eslse
buuuuut girltalk doesn't make his own music, he's allowed to do what he does because he doesn't make money off it, fan videos are videos that fans of HIS music made, for him, in a way. so, since they're not making money off of his music, the way that he doesn't make money off other people's music, i don't think he can really say shit about kids on youtube making videos.
So if he plays a 60 minute set with samples from like 100 artists, he has to kick back some royalties to whoever the copywright companies are? That's nuts. Somehow I don't think he would make enough money to tour like he does if that's the case.
It doesnt come directly out of his pocket. its a complicated process the whole thing. Venues (i.e a bar) have to pay a sort of permit to the royalty company to play public broadcasts in their premises. the bar then keeps a playlist of the music played in the place which is given to the royalty company to sort out payment. Its ilegal to make money from the recording (cd) not to play it live. He would be treated much the same way as a radio dj who also has to write a playlist for royalties
1, it's a joke. 2, teknikly is right. what he does isnt illegal as he's not making money off his albums. What he plays live is also legal so long as royalty companies are told what his set list is.
he cant make money on something that has been recorded by someone else. he makes money by touring, not album sales as he doesnt have permission to sell his music which is why his albums are free
You couldn't be more wrong, he makes money off his albums, he has sold them before, he only offers them for free now to get his material out there to up concert attendence.
He's doesn't pay anyone royalties because his music falls under the Fair Use Act of media so he can use as much material he wants without owing anyone a cent.
Interesting he wants to hunt down video makers relating to his music. Last I heard the music he creates isn't even his. He doesn't get permission. Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong?
I have to say listening to Girl Talk, and catching some of the songs in his mixes that i havn't heard in a long time makes me go out and get those songs. He is doing people a favr by re-introducing songs to a new generation of kids> i dig it
As nice as this sounds, it doesn't help the fact that his taking is outright theft. The fact that his pile-of-dung records do absolutely nothing to grow or develop culture in any way shape or form - i.e. just pastes together recognizable songs so neo-neon teenagers and frat boys can yell "oh" everytime they recognize that Kelly Clarkson track over Daft Punk (dude!) - makes the offense even worse in my mind.
Don't worry; dude is getting ready to choke corporate cock in court.
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i think he is pushing the line here. he claims his music isnt illegal and its been quite controversial this argument, yet he blatantly comes out and threatens to sue youtubers for sharing their love of his music. where do legalities end and illegalities begin? (if those are such words)... all aside... big fan of you girl talk.
To everyone talking shit about GIRL TALK go fuck yourselfs.His genre of music does blend different genres of music together to make new sounds. So the fuck what? Its amazing music. He gets permission to do what he does. Don't you think he would've been sued already if he didn't ignorant assmasters. GIRL TALK DO YOUR THING DUDE. FORCE FEED THESE HATERS THE TRUTH.
He doesn't get permission to use the songs, at least not all of them - there are numerous interviews in which he denies even attempting to clear samples because it would be "too difficult/expensive."
By "blending different genres of music together to make new sounds," his work does not fall under the Fair Use Doctrine of coyright law, and is in fact infringing upon the rights of the original copyright holders. It doesn't matter if some of them don't have a problem with it - all of them are being affected, including those who haven't acquiesced in his usage.
The fact that this clown pads his nest with the labor of acts like Daft Punk disgusts me.
You cannot upload something without the legal permission of the creators. Fanmade music videos using clips of other shows are taken down since they don't have the permission of the the companies to use their material. Viacom has been getting tons of shit for copyrighted material being uploaded by the users. Why do you think that you'll never see an entire episode of The Simpsons on here?
Are you shitting me? The guy can't legally sell his albums because of the fact it's all samples unless he pays royalites. He actually respects the people who've been making the mashup videos. In order for him to sue and win he would have to have legal ownership of his songs. Which of course he doesn't as everyone knows, since his stuff is based off samples. It's a fucking joke people. Lighten up.
they're just trying to sowcase thier art, just like you, they just don't have the ability to get permission from all the artists they sample, SO LAY OFF!!!!!!!
Really, or do you just have a crush on Girl Talk? Assuming that you're a man( and if you're not, you sound like one), maybe you two should run away together!
P.S- He's gonna be at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tn, June 11-14, go get your man!!!!!
"But Girl Talks success has not come without controversy. Since Gillis uses unauthorized samples in his mash-ups, many in the music industry have speculated that Gillis would find himself in the middle of a copyright lawsuit. So far, no one has taken legal action against Gillis, who cites fair-use laws as his legal protection."
i forgot what its called, but theres a loophole then allows people to use small bits of copyrighted material. Besides, he credits every artist he uses.
Current law provides that any unauthorized use, even a single note, is enough to constitute copyright infringement. Fair Use only applies to a narrow range of exceptions.
Crediting an artist is polite, but if he's not paying that artist royalties on the profits he makes, that's simply wrong. It's stealing from other musicians, man - I don't understand why more people aren't upset about this.
The only thing that I can think of is that artists see his music as a sort of free advertising. Speaking for myself at least, I have download (actually bought) at least 15 different songs that I've found through Gillis' music. He is doing those artists credit by using their songs.
To a degree, this might be another factor that's holding the lawsuits back. It definitely doesn't do anything in terms of justifying what he's doing.
Another consideration is the fact that, while he isn't making some money, perhaps he's just not making enough yet to provide a sufficient basis for a profitable lawsuit. (Read: he hasn't gotten rich enough for the industry dinosaurs to catch on or care). The debate over all this is super interesting.
it is copyright infringement. It doesnt matter if he credits them, how small it is, if he doesnt have the license for the material (which he doesn't) then he is not allowed to sell it. Greg claims its under 'fair use' that he is using this material, but in reality the only reason nobody is touching him is because he has a congressman supporting his use of copyrighted material as a unique art form derived from another's work.... and this video is obviously a joke
It was difficult to decipher your half-english, but nobody is arguing with the fact that his "defense" is fair use. I'm rejecting that defense because it's not legally sound, at all. Furthermore, just how does he make any sort of a case for this "recontextualization" word everybody started throwing around? He makes 10-second, kindergarten mashups for the fast-food music scene - how exactly is his work transformative?
Also - you're right to say nobody has sued him yet, but you're wrong to say that he "doesn't profit from his album sales." Regardless of whether or not there's profit - and I assume there is, lest we believe Mr. Gillis lives on the streets, starves, and just makes his "music" for the sake of "the art" - he is still stealing other artist's work.
I know it's tough staying awake at those night-law school classes under the highway, but the existence of "profit" isn't what a fair use claim turns on.
No - we're talking about Greg Gillis putting out records consisting of essentially unaltered mashups of other people's material, not "nightclub DJs" playing other people's records in clubs. I'll also point out that he presses and sells physical recordings of said unlicensed mashups. If you really care about any of this, you'll no doubt remember DJ Drama's situation?
Venue owners are required to pay licensing fees to the major performing rights organizations (ASCAP, SESAC, BMI) in order to obtain a blanket license which allows for their performers to play other artists' music in their establishments. We're all just "trying to make a living," and I'm a DJ myself, so I'm unsure as to how that bolsters your argument in his favor at all. I'm sure when he plays a club, the owners are covered - my point is that Gillis himself is not.
He played Austin City Limits Festival a couple weeks ago as well - I assume you'll excuse him by saying that he didn't get paid a dime for that? Right...
I don't even have to get into a discussion of how benign the guy's music is - if any of you love music at all, you ought to be upset that he's literally taking money out of other artists' pockets every time he lifts their material without permission and sells it.
Record companies raise issues when CD sales are made and they is where the artist makes little but company makes huge profits. Artist money is all made from touring not album sales.
How about after you pass the bar offer to represent these companies against him since your so confident. Your an overconfident law student. Check the ego you ain't anything special. Let me guess you are really excited to take IP class....
How about you learn grammar before you go taking shots at the "bar." I don't understand what point you're trying to make by saying "companies raise issues when CD sales are made and they is where the artist makes little but company makes huge profits." Yes, artists make more money from touring...I'm not sure where I asserted otherwise. He's still performing the original works of others for profit, and rights are implicated.
Wasn't aware I need to spell check and grammar check my comments. Sorry I am busy spell checking appellate briefs and other motions for the attorney I work for when I am not in my 2L classes. Yes I am law student myself and I want to see this case brought as it will make for an interesting read.
While I not a fan of IP law I personally think what Girl Talk does is under the fair use. And the sampling that he does is much different I have heard from other artisits. But thats my opinion.
You're spell checking appellate briefs! I'm sorry - it was totally obvious, given your strong knowledge of this subject and ability to identify which area of the law fair use falls under.
Whatever law school you claim to go to, have fun under the highway - I cannot believe that you're a second year student if you honestly think what Gillis does is protected by fair use. I'll agree that his sampling work is different; it's dull, useless, and essentially a verbatim, non-transformative taking.
My clients time is not spent on youtube. I classes today so I have breaks inbetween classes to type
And for someone complainning about be not making a rebutall I have yet to see you post a landmark case that should shut me up. I would be very surprised if its not in you IP text.
BTWs current law allows slightly more than a single note. If one note constituted copyright violation everyone would be sampling everyone else.
I do not have strong knowledge of this subject just GT.
You appear to know what "IP" means - excited law student or not, I fail to see where you've actually rebutted anything I've said. Even ignoring the grammar issues, you've yet to make any kind of a coherent point opposite to anything I've said. How about this; I'll finish "IP class" and you start taking night-school English courses.
Bro, I'm sorry - you just have no idea what you're talking about. Did you watch Girl Talk's fair use documentary and get smart all of a sudden?
if you know anything about Girl Talk you know he is being sarcastic because he has been hounded for years by stupid ass labels attacking him saying he is doing XYZ and owe them money, naturally.
thecasualfly 1 month ago 2
JESUS!!
salsa02 1 month ago
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lovetownsend 2 months ago
It's good he's trolling ,he's the biggest leech himself.
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PAULLONDEN 2 months ago
That's why this guy is awesome; did ya get it?
wickhedley 2 months ago
Well shit, sarcasm aside I could see mashup artists sueing people for stuff the stole in the first place. Look at the lawsuits shepard fairy is in on for someone stealing his stolen image.
lawlnatguro 3 months ago
That's What's Up, Girl Talk. Keep doing what you're doing!!
ImKenzieeKatastrophy 4 months ago
Hokey Pokey?
REXLLXBEE 4 months ago
He's a good troll :)
DSetekh 5 months ago
hahah
anahid24 5 months ago
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aynrandy1 5 months ago
haha he looks like brain bangley that chills with asher roth
nakeejake69 10 months ago
lol, i love how deadpan and he is when cracking fun at the subject of copyright infringement. The more i listen to this guy, the more i appreciate what he is doing for music.
phantomrider78 11 months ago 11
GirlTalk should be sued for being a gimmicky studio DJ. You dont perform s**t. You just compile playlists and make the track in a studio then press play. Ean Golden wannabe.
mandoace292 1 year ago
@mandoace292 What he does is a hell of a lot harder than it looks. He triggers all the samples live, and usually doesn't have them running that long. He uses AudioMulch which is a pain in the ass too. I'd like to see you do it.
lpvids 11 months ago 3
@lpvids yeah he has a good ear for music and you can't learn that. I've been messing around with this stuff since 2001. I thought I was pretty good till I saw this guy and I was like damn I suck. lol
bgrich2003 8 months ago
@mandoace292 uhh u dont have a clue how he realy does it do you? he doesnt have a studio... U must be a but hurt DJ
meanderband 10 months ago
I get he is being sarcastic because of who he is BUT in what way does it look like he is being sarcastic. He is talking in an even tone and a straight face.
TagRation 1 year ago 3
@TagRation That's what sarcasm is...
lpvids 1 year ago
@lpvids sarcasm would also need some exaggeration of the claim - if he's being sarcastic he's damn bad at it!
tristbjorn 11 months ago
@tristbjorn You know what annoys me? If you're sarcastic on the internet,people always expect you to state "Hey look,I'm being sarcastic!" or they don't know,even when it's obvious! The whole point of sarcasm is that you don't make a big deal about it.
tokutom 7 months ago
@TagRation who said he looks sarcastic? only blatant sarcasm is sarcasm?
lloplop 2 months ago
haha, what a douche, he's obviously kidding though
ryuy4000 1 year ago
ye take those bitches down lol :)
xwallinx 1 year ago
talk about stealing music.. what does this guy do? he mixes other artists songs.. Haha what a hypocrite
Karza00 1 year ago
@Karza00 You do know he's being sarcastic...
msflameboy 1 year ago
i know he's joking but its fucked up man.... everybody else got shit. he should get locked up or have an impossible fine to pay, he steals everybody's shit.... and i know i know what are you suppose to do when some dudes walking down the street with a boom box on his shoulder? cover your ears, cuz you didn't pay for that music? of coarse not but if girl talk doesnt get in trouble for what he does, then why does anybody?
ChillyDrags 1 year ago
@ChillyDrags Nobody does, I can count on one hand the number of times i've ever seen anyone prosecuted for stealing music. This includes the late 90's when everyone was going crazy about Napster.
MusicSpeaksVolumes 1 year ago
@ChillyDrags Well, first off. He gets permission from the record labels responsible for the artists. Second off, I lost you at: He steals everybody's shit. He does NOT steal the music. In fact, sometimes he makes the music sound better! So stop thinking he does. Cause he doesnt.
SeniorDoobie 1 year ago
@SeniorDoobie what permission? do you know how much money he would have to pay for his song? (having in mind they are mash ups with ca. 20 tracks inside) the labels wouldn't give him shit if cash wasn't involved, and well - it isn't.
Jurask1 1 year ago
Making shitty music enjoyable... I can kinda see why that should be illegal...
just like weed.
DXMagician411 1 year ago 26
@DXMagician411 are you saying girl talks music is shitty or he is making the tracks better?
either way i dont think you realise hes sueing people for uploading his music to youtube although i like his music i dont think it would have been worth it it happend to all artits.
TehBigDortyShnakeh 6 months ago
@TehBigDortyShnakeh you have got to be the dumbest mutherfucker out there. for one thing girl talk is making the shitty music enjoyable. and you need to get a brain if you cannot realize hes being sarcastic and mocking the whole copyright situation. prove to me with the court documents that he is suing anyone. and when you dont respond ill know its cuz your too embarrassed.
OgrAdaY 5 months ago
@OgrAdaY Calm yo mothafuckin tits I realised that afterwards I clearly like Girl Talks music but i was confused by your comment
TehBigDortyShnakeh 5 months ago
That man is a genius. I love Girl Talk.
iamepicphail 1 year ago
@iamepicphail Word.
SeniorDoobie 1 year ago
haha
shecallsme9er 1 year ago
this is hella great
colmas 1 year ago
lmfao wat a champ
stanthefag 1 year ago
Obviously he's parodying his own detractors. He's done tons of interviews discussing his disdain for copyright law. Do people really think a former biomedical engineer is too stupid to recognize the parallels between what he does and internet fan videos? And yea, you can buy his albums. He also tells his fans to just download them for free. I'm sure he's under no illusion that the reason he sells out all of his shows without ever posting on the top 40 is because of file sharing.
negatyve 1 year ago
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negatyve 1 year ago
You best be jokin' :p
Better deadpan than Christopher Walken.
Stilenx 1 year ago 2
Although, you can buy his album Night Ripper in stores along with a vinyl, which I'm definitely buying. How did he get away with this? I'm not complaining, I'm stoked to get the vinyl, just curious how he did it.
iRawk777 1 year ago
This guy ant no DJ!
only1clover 1 year ago
LOL
illnacord 1 year ago
lmao
crysknife007 1 year ago
lol
responseless 1 year ago
hes in maryland?????
IneedTodisco 1 year ago
Awesome, awesome.
Collagenre 1 year ago
The straight faced delivery deserved a 10/10. Haha, what a great sport.
markthewhalekiller 1 year ago 4
For a minute I thought he was serious
bigman1225 1 year ago
girl talk is so fucking bad
panzerthrice 2 years ago
@panzerthrice wow your a bitch
MrBanzaiBullet 1 year ago
@panzerthrice your bad
MrBanzaiBullet 1 year ago
hAHAAHA
mrresetar 2 years ago
This is a complete joke you idiots.
DopeVideo88 2 years ago
LOL u guys rly thought he was serious....he was being totally sarcastic...fuck copywrite laws LOL
TripFaceee 2 years ago
ahaha greg is jokes.
iKickBeavers 2 years ago
LOL hes kidding, he was the basis of a whole documentary about a anti-copyright movement, called Copyleft. The movie is called RiP! A Remix Manifesto. He dominates the term "fair use" and shits all over the laws of "intellectual property".
db0ywills 2 years ago 2
and this shows how little youtube knows..All of you seem to be very far out of the loop. Yes he made money from his sells. But he is not clear and free. He is and has been getting sued for braking copyright law. He is mocking youtube.
Frogmanspaz24 2 years ago
@Frogmanspaz24 He doesn't sell his music. He's perfectly in the clear. The only money he makes off what he does is live performances.
He's doing nothing illegal.
pjack13 1 year ago
@pjack13 Thats exactly what I tell people
samsonisdope 1 year ago
LMAO at everyone who posted on this video.
HE IS MOCKING THE RECORDING INDUSTRY!
It is very obvious that he is joking. He is a leading spokesman on the idea of Fair Use.
MusicSpeaksVolumes 2 years ago
Too bad for you GT if pple are using your video ! Don't you do the same thing with the artist's songs. You should be in jail, not invited to coachella or eslse
naxeqc1 2 years ago
buuuuut girltalk doesn't make his own music, he's allowed to do what he does because he doesn't make money off it, fan videos are videos that fans of HIS music made, for him, in a way. so, since they're not making money off of his music, the way that he doesn't make money off other people's music, i don't think he can really say shit about kids on youtube making videos.
youalllovezakk 2 years ago
fucking fagget
DiamondCrooks 2 years ago
i stand corrected, American copyright law is confusing
smakamura 2 years ago
Are you guys kidding? I've been buying his abums for the last 4 years from stores, before they were available online. He makes money off them
Raveaux 2 years ago
So if he plays a 60 minute set with samples from like 100 artists, he has to kick back some royalties to whoever the copywright companies are? That's nuts. Somehow I don't think he would make enough money to tour like he does if that's the case.
Rumplesmoothskn 2 years ago
It doesnt come directly out of his pocket. its a complicated process the whole thing. Venues (i.e a bar) have to pay a sort of permit to the royalty company to play public broadcasts in their premises. the bar then keeps a playlist of the music played in the place which is given to the royalty company to sort out payment. Its ilegal to make money from the recording (cd) not to play it live. He would be treated much the same way as a radio dj who also has to write a playlist for royalties
smakamura 2 years ago
SARCASM
GarrettDoyle 2 years ago
1, it's a joke. 2, teknikly is right. what he does isnt illegal as he's not making money off his albums. What he plays live is also legal so long as royalty companies are told what his set list is.
smakamura 2 years ago 2
@smakamura why doesnt he make money?
jonnybravo8 2 years ago
he cant make money on something that has been recorded by someone else. he makes money by touring, not album sales as he doesnt have permission to sell his music which is why his albums are free
smakamura 2 years ago
@smakamura
You couldn't be more wrong, he makes money off his albums, he has sold them before, he only offers them for free now to get his material out there to up concert attendence.
He's doesn't pay anyone royalties because his music falls under the Fair Use Act of media so he can use as much material he wants without owing anyone a cent.
MatthewEWillis 2 years ago
what a dick
Neelbeeten 2 years ago
It's called a joke... He sells his music free.
Teknikly 2 years ago
totaly. music should not be about mony. it should be about the heart and soule. this guy is a total dick with two with 2 small marbles
Freebird197 2 years ago
haha that's hilarious
colemachon 2 years ago
a Mix ≠ a Song
he's a good pseudo artist
clariscools 2 years ago
HE IS BEING SARCASTIC. it's called a joke.
ssstephenssskates 2 years ago 3
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he's clearly being sarcastic...
jiveghost 2 years ago 2
i like the music the artist is a joke if he thinks he can sue any one for stealing stolen property..
aarons2kills 2 years ago
Its a joke people, technically what he does is illegal too
HatDamage 2 years ago 2
What a dick.
juanescobar69 2 years ago
He's joking right?
jonnybravo8 2 years ago
i just lost all my respect for this dude. i thought a sick guy would be behind the sick music he makes but i was wrong. this guy seems lame
TylerAppelvideos 2 years ago
nah he's being sarcastic!
jiveghost 2 years ago 36
@jiveghost no shit!!!
snowdjagha 9 months ago
Interesting he wants to hunt down video makers relating to his music. Last I heard the music he creates isn't even his. He doesn't get permission. Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong?
RhistianCock1 2 years ago
you're right, all the samples he uses, he does it ilegally.
djog10 2 years ago
thats the joke....
trevormc1434 2 years ago
yea yo he gets permission for every song once he releases an album
bobjo56 2 years ago
ur fucking dumb ass fuck, hes being retarted you ignorant fuck
moddedcat 2 years ago
I have to say listening to Girl Talk, and catching some of the songs in his mixes that i havn't heard in a long time makes me go out and get those songs. He is doing people a favr by re-introducing songs to a new generation of kids> i dig it
peanutman50 2 years ago
As nice as this sounds, it doesn't help the fact that his taking is outright theft. The fact that his pile-of-dung records do absolutely nothing to grow or develop culture in any way shape or form - i.e. just pastes together recognizable songs so neo-neon teenagers and frat boys can yell "oh" everytime they recognize that Kelly Clarkson track over Daft Punk (dude!) - makes the offense even worse in my mind.
Don't worry; dude is getting ready to choke corporate cock in court.
soundofair 2 years ago
Then why isn't every DJ in a club sued for playing music that they play on a nightly basis.
robm425 2 years ago
It's great that he thinks it's such a joke; I can't wait for someone to finally take him to court and bury him under the ground.
soundofair 2 years ago
hahaha
AsianShoppaholic 2 years ago
yeah sue those bastards Greg!
pazchris 2 years ago
what a douche bag
liquidpanic00 2 years ago
For all the people who are ragging on this video, it's a joke. Damn, you guy's obviously have an IQ smaller than your shoe size.
DJDaCure 2 years ago 2
He's obviously joking. You guys never heard of sarcasm?
DinsmorrisonSyncs 2 years ago 32
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i think he is pushing the line here. he claims his music isnt illegal and its been quite controversial this argument, yet he blatantly comes out and threatens to sue youtubers for sharing their love of his music. where do legalities end and illegalities begin? (if those are such words)... all aside... big fan of you girl talk.
djgarygee 2 years ago
To everyone talking shit about GIRL TALK go fuck yourselfs.His genre of music does blend different genres of music together to make new sounds. So the fuck what? Its amazing music. He gets permission to do what he does. Don't you think he would've been sued already if he didn't ignorant assmasters. GIRL TALK DO YOUR THING DUDE. FORCE FEED THESE HATERS THE TRUTH.
CloudedMind07 2 years ago
He doesn't get permission to use the songs, at least not all of them - there are numerous interviews in which he denies even attempting to clear samples because it would be "too difficult/expensive."
soundofair 2 years ago
By "blending different genres of music together to make new sounds," his work does not fall under the Fair Use Doctrine of coyright law, and is in fact infringing upon the rights of the original copyright holders. It doesn't matter if some of them don't have a problem with it - all of them are being affected, including those who haven't acquiesced in his usage.
The fact that this clown pads his nest with the labor of acts like Daft Punk disgusts me.
soundofair 2 years ago
Kanye West?
And any DJ that plays anywhere?
Wow, you're pretty fucking stupid.
x311transistorx 2 years ago
I think yall been trolled..
lpvids 2 years ago 2
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What a complete fag
freddurst1999 2 years ago
dude those utubers that make those are just having fun and ther fun to watch
how is that illegal its a utube video
teddyruxman 2 years ago
You cannot upload something without the legal permission of the creators. Fanmade music videos using clips of other shows are taken down since they don't have the permission of the the companies to use their material. Viacom has been getting tons of shit for copyrighted material being uploaded by the users. Why do you think that you'll never see an entire episode of The Simpsons on here?
Razer2mb 2 years ago
well what do u expect he sold his music for free
noah65jg 2 years ago
LOL. Dream on Gillis. What you think isn't the whole of the law. You are the juggernaut of mediocrity. Now you know what it's like to be duped.
thevaselinetiger 2 years ago
....you're kidding right?
drewgeee 2 years ago
Hooray for GT! Fu©k!
SkullStation2 2 years ago
lawl
madblueplanet 2 years ago
lol :D
missgamble 2 years ago 2
AHHAHHAHHAHHAHA
Josephjoel3 2 years ago
Nobody can detect sarcasm on the internet.
TehSamurai 2 years ago 10
I know. has anyone realized that his music is composed of other people's music?
jdhhdj123 2 years ago
good stuff! we love you and your music greg gillis. please dont arrest us. we are just a bunch of kids having a whole bunch of fun!
Beneficiary 2 years ago
Funny stuff
lwimsett 2 years ago
People really think he's being serious?
Are you shitting me? The guy can't legally sell his albums because of the fact it's all samples unless he pays royalites. He actually respects the people who've been making the mashup videos. In order for him to sue and win he would have to have legal ownership of his songs. Which of course he doesn't as everyone knows, since his stuff is based off samples. It's a fucking joke people. Lighten up.
cyrix522 2 years ago 16
So .. Anyone else notice the Hokey Pokey playing in the backgrounds?
djcontrolplz 2 years ago 4
I hope no one took this seriously.
donnyromo 2 years ago 7
LOL, I can't believe that some of you think he was being serious... guess we gotta lower the bar on one end!
xinrdemonx 2 years ago 2
they're just trying to sowcase thier art, just like you, they just don't have the ability to get permission from all the artists they sample, SO LAY OFF!!!!!!!
tapebasket 2 years ago
hahaha you are stupid
BoldOriginalFlavor 2 years ago
Really, or do you just have a crush on Girl Talk? Assuming that you're a man( and if you're not, you sound like one), maybe you two should run away together!
P.S- He's gonna be at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tn, June 11-14, go get your man!!!!!
tapebasket 2 years ago
a crush????? i'm sorry, i didn't know i was messing with an elementary school student. if i had known, i would have never called you stupid.
BoldOriginalFlavor 2 years ago
Ur not messing with A elementary school student, ur messing with THE elementary school student..... JK!!!!!!!!!!!
tapebasket 2 years ago
its a joke the irony is he's a dj that uses all samples
calvin1392 2 years ago 3
haha, fuck greg, dont look at my page, i dont feel like going to jail right now ;]
unfunkit 2 years ago
these comments are hilarious
lilbruddaproductions 2 years ago
Jeeezus, people, hes being satirical.
blahsn 2 years ago 2
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isn't this a little hypocritical.....
haolekillah 2 years ago
totally. he's been sued numerous times himself, like steinski, whose music is still unavailable for sale because of the ongoing legal battles.
compaqkoci 2 years ago
Has it not crossed your mind that he may, just may, be trying to be a little ironic?
totum4 2 years ago
by the way he was joking and being sarcastic
PalpoPalpatine 2 years ago
no joke...did you guys forget that if he was paying royalties and selling his cd, he'd be *losing* about 20 dollars PER cd?
xCROSSFIREx 2 years ago
...its a joke...
Kettlerj 2 years ago 2
ahaaahaah this is hilarious
what a funny guy, he's just making fun of all of the people who are trying to trash him because of his music
he's a hero
DILDOBITCH 2 years ago
its clearly ironic...his music is composed of sampled content and he is being sued for it...i dont think i need to explain the sarcasm
drmarkchang 2 years ago
Hasn't been sued yet...Just all rumored so far but no definite
robm425 2 years ago
"But Girl Talks success has not come without controversy. Since Gillis uses unauthorized samples in his mash-ups, many in the music industry have speculated that Gillis would find himself in the middle of a copyright lawsuit. So far, no one has taken legal action against Gillis, who cites fair-use laws as his legal protection."
DecentralizedByGuilt 2 years ago
He smirks like three times. Look again.
cecilbeotch09 2 years ago
lol I love the sarcasm. If this wasn't then this would be very ironic
Charles327 2 years ago 2
dexter, he is kidding. im pretty sure all greg's work is copyright infringement in a way.
bchslax08 3 years ago
nope.
i forgot what its called, but theres a loophole then allows people to use small bits of copyrighted material. Besides, he credits every artist he uses.
funfest101 2 years ago
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homersimpson8645 2 years ago
Nope.
Current law provides that any unauthorized use, even a single note, is enough to constitute copyright infringement. Fair Use only applies to a narrow range of exceptions.
Crediting an artist is polite, but if he's not paying that artist royalties on the profits he makes, that's simply wrong. It's stealing from other musicians, man - I don't understand why more people aren't upset about this.
soundofair 2 years ago
The only thing that I can think of is that artists see his music as a sort of free advertising. Speaking for myself at least, I have download (actually bought) at least 15 different songs that I've found through Gillis' music. He is doing those artists credit by using their songs.
funfest101 2 years ago
To a degree, this might be another factor that's holding the lawsuits back. It definitely doesn't do anything in terms of justifying what he's doing.
Another consideration is the fact that, while he isn't making some money, perhaps he's just not making enough yet to provide a sufficient basis for a profitable lawsuit. (Read: he hasn't gotten rich enough for the industry dinosaurs to catch on or care). The debate over all this is super interesting.
soundofair 2 years ago
if you reverse crediting and paying you have it perfect.
ctvwr 2 years ago
it is copyright infringement. It doesnt matter if he credits them, how small it is, if he doesnt have the license for the material (which he doesn't) then he is not allowed to sell it. Greg claims its under 'fair use' that he is using this material, but in reality the only reason nobody is touching him is because he has a congressman supporting his use of copyrighted material as a unique art form derived from another's work.... and this video is obviously a joke
homersimpson8645 2 years ago 3
Its recontextualizing of previosly copyrighted material....If you got a problem with the guy try taking him to court...No one has yet.
robm425 2 years ago 4
Sorry, bro - it's not recontextualizing anything. Find that exception in the Copyright Act, and get back to me...
soundofair 2 years ago
Sorry, Fair Use. Is his defense and in his recontextualization of the music like he does helps state the case.
The guy has still yet to be sued. Too bad he doesn't profit from his album sales, cause if he did then they would have a case against him.
robm425 2 years ago
It was difficult to decipher your half-english, but nobody is arguing with the fact that his "defense" is fair use. I'm rejecting that defense because it's not legally sound, at all. Furthermore, just how does he make any sort of a case for this "recontextualization" word everybody started throwing around? He makes 10-second, kindergarten mashups for the fast-food music scene - how exactly is his work transformative?
soundofair 2 years ago
Also - you're right to say nobody has sued him yet, but you're wrong to say that he "doesn't profit from his album sales." Regardless of whether or not there's profit - and I assume there is, lest we believe Mr. Gillis lives on the streets, starves, and just makes his "music" for the sake of "the art" - he is still stealing other artist's work.
I know it's tough staying awake at those night-law school classes under the highway, but the existence of "profit" isn't what a fair use claim turns on.
soundofair 2 years ago
He makes money off touring and playing shows and all he is doing at his shows is playing just how a regular night club DJ would.
So I guess we need to sue these night club DJs who make a living playing the songs of others
robm425 2 years ago
No - we're talking about Greg Gillis putting out records consisting of essentially unaltered mashups of other people's material, not "nightclub DJs" playing other people's records in clubs. I'll also point out that he presses and sells physical recordings of said unlicensed mashups. If you really care about any of this, you'll no doubt remember DJ Drama's situation?
soundofair 2 years ago
Venue owners are required to pay licensing fees to the major performing rights organizations (ASCAP, SESAC, BMI) in order to obtain a blanket license which allows for their performers to play other artists' music in their establishments. We're all just "trying to make a living," and I'm a DJ myself, so I'm unsure as to how that bolsters your argument in his favor at all. I'm sure when he plays a club, the owners are covered - my point is that Gillis himself is not.
soundofair 2 years ago
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soundofair 2 years ago
He played Austin City Limits Festival a couple weeks ago as well - I assume you'll excuse him by saying that he didn't get paid a dime for that? Right...
I don't even have to get into a discussion of how benign the guy's music is - if any of you love music at all, you ought to be upset that he's literally taking money out of other artists' pockets every time he lifts their material without permission and sells it.
soundofair 2 years ago
Record companies raise issues when CD sales are made and they is where the artist makes little but company makes huge profits. Artist money is all made from touring not album sales.
How about after you pass the bar offer to represent these companies against him since your so confident. Your an overconfident law student. Check the ego you ain't anything special. Let me guess you are really excited to take IP class....
robm425 2 years ago
How about you learn grammar before you go taking shots at the "bar." I don't understand what point you're trying to make by saying "companies raise issues when CD sales are made and they is where the artist makes little but company makes huge profits." Yes, artists make more money from touring...I'm not sure where I asserted otherwise. He's still performing the original works of others for profit, and rights are implicated.
soundofair 2 years ago
Wasn't aware I need to spell check and grammar check my comments. Sorry I am busy spell checking appellate briefs and other motions for the attorney I work for when I am not in my 2L classes. Yes I am law student myself and I want to see this case brought as it will make for an interesting read.
While I not a fan of IP law I personally think what Girl Talk does is under the fair use. And the sampling that he does is much different I have heard from other artisits. But thats my opinion.
robm425 2 years ago
You're spell checking appellate briefs! I'm sorry - it was totally obvious, given your strong knowledge of this subject and ability to identify which area of the law fair use falls under.
Whatever law school you claim to go to, have fun under the highway - I cannot believe that you're a second year student if you honestly think what Gillis does is protected by fair use. I'll agree that his sampling work is different; it's dull, useless, and essentially a verbatim, non-transformative taking.
soundofair 2 years ago
Also - I'm sure your "clients" would love to know that your billable hours include fighting time on Youtube...
soundofair 2 years ago
My clients time is not spent on youtube. I classes today so I have breaks inbetween classes to type
And for someone complainning about be not making a rebutall I have yet to see you post a landmark case that should shut me up. I would be very surprised if its not in you IP text.
BTWs current law allows slightly more than a single note. If one note constituted copyright violation everyone would be sampling everyone else.
I do not have strong knowledge of this subject just GT.
robm425 2 years ago
You appear to know what "IP" means - excited law student or not, I fail to see where you've actually rebutted anything I've said. Even ignoring the grammar issues, you've yet to make any kind of a coherent point opposite to anything I've said. How about this; I'll finish "IP class" and you start taking night-school English courses.
Bro, I'm sorry - you just have no idea what you're talking about. Did you watch Girl Talk's fair use documentary and get smart all of a sudden?
soundofair 2 years ago
That's why the guy is pissed people are posting his stuff on here!
donnywal 2 years ago
You realize thats its joke he isn't pissed at all. If anything he is happy to see his music get out there for more people to hear it
robm425 2 years ago
.msacras
johndigiac 3 years ago
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fag
benfisher89 2 years ago
im just glad that was sarcasm
sonobenissimo 3 years ago