Gimme the Mermaid

This piece was commissioned by the experimental sound collage group Negativland for the video compilation, "Our Favorite Things," soon to be released. The track had been cut by Negativland several years before, an audio document of their problems with copyright/trademark issues concerning their "U2" album. Many years and a painful settlement later, they had successfully transformed their experience into even more art, and a little activism besides. This little piece, made on Disney equipment after hours when no one was looking, remains quite popular. San Francisco experimental filmmaker Craig Baldwin has been kind enough to include it in "culture jamming" programs he has organized throughout the US and Europe. Several times has it been used in conferences and on panels about copyright for the legal profession. And it's fun, to boot. The statute of limitations has apparently run out on this piece, and it is now considered perfectly legal. What a relief!

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• naked
• rabbit
• negativland
• tim
• maloney
• mermaid

[ruleram1]

Teacher played this in class, awkward moment. I was surprised I was the only one dying of laughter.

[nakedrabbit]

@ruleram1 SUCCESS AGAIN! Well, at least you and the instructor are on board! Can't help the dull ones.

[visentin4]

Is this a Youtube Poop?

[nakedrabbit]

What is a YouTube Poop?

[visentin4]

With wich program did you made it?

[nakedrabbit]

Lots of software, but chiefly Adobe After Effects.

[Screwhammmer]

Lawyers have taken away many more rights and freedoms than they have protected.

[SamIamb]

This video is an effing brilliant rendering of Negativland's sound collage.

[ProtegeTuype]

Wtf is that crap?

[Scyle92]

This is fucking blowing my mind.

[92451721921892113]

@visentin4 this was made before youtube poops

copyright nightmares own

[92451721921892113]

Craig Baldwin owns

[92451721921892113]

this is like over 10 years old now isnt it?

[TelevisionTrash]

This video is great, I especially love how you sampled a Black Flag tune. Excellent!

[Anything2bCool]

The lip synching on Aerial is really good

[coprographia]

baby don't hurt me