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Copyright Criminals: Can You Own a Sound?

Clip | 5m 23s

This Community Classroom educational module teaches the basic foundations of copyright law and how the music industry began to respond legally to sampling as hip-hop grew in popularity in the 1990s.

Aired: 02/04/13

Rating: TV-PG

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When the American dream becomes survival

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When the American dream becomes survival

Acclaimed filmmaker Ramin Bahrani talks about how his short documentary If Dreams Were Lightning: Rural Healthcare Crisis

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