Commonly Creative and the Artistic User

One of the most discussed topics in intellectual property forums for musicians, artists, attorneys and corporations is "fair-use" and the use of the "creative commons license" for user-generated content.

 In today's digital world user-generated content is developed so much so that it becomes unclear at times who truly hold's copyright and who is a licensee. A perfect example of this is illustrated in a YouTube video posted by a "user" that uses a standard YouTube license which presents a remarkable account of the history of one of the most re-cycled samples. The inglorious "amen break" that has been re-used numerous times in original pieces of music.

You can view the video here: