Cage music hijacked for new work by mashup artist

Published 12:00 am Friday, February 25, 2011

Video: Cage the Elephant joins the ever growing list of artists whose work has been taken and repurposed, pushing the limit of Fair Use exceptions to copyright law. YouTuber BangTM’s channel presents a variety of material lifted from musicians and filmographers with the elements recomposed to suit his purposes. In the video embedded below he has used Cage The Elephant’s song Right Before My Eyes to create a striking social commentary subtitled: A video for Egypt and anyone else struggling to survive. Use the story comments to let us know your opinion on the ongoing battle between Copyright and Fair Use.  Are videos like this a meaningful contribution to the world of art or just another case of theft?

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