Dissident Voice picked up a piece I wrote last year on Bob Dylan and plagiarism. It was something that was interesting to investigate. Dylan, love him or hate him, is certainly a cultural phenomena. The issue is a difficult one and speaks to some of the other recent plagiarism controversies (including that of Jonah Lehrer, which coincidentally also involved Dylan).
Whether what he has been doing the last couple of years is completely above board is certainly a subject of some debate. In my piece, I make the case that, based on his own behavior in cases where he felt his "intellectual property" was being misappropriated, he used every legal weapon at his disposal.
You can read the piece here.
Whether what he has been doing the last couple of years is completely above board is certainly a subject of some debate. In my piece, I make the case that, based on his own behavior in cases where he felt his "intellectual property" was being misappropriated, he used every legal weapon at his disposal.
You can read the piece here.
3 comments:
I'd like Alex to directly send this Dylan-centered piece to my friend Marcel http://marcelsmusicjournal.tumblr.com/ himself. If he does so, it should generate some interesting discussion. Merci, MC
Ricardo,
Thanks, I would love to hear from as many as possible. I appreciate you forwarding it.
Best regards,
Alex
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