Copyright Alliance's Podcast

Rutgers filmmaking professor Dena Seidel explains how the restrictions imposed by copyright protection promote new collaborate and creative relationships.

Rutgers filmmaking professor Dena Seidel discusses her latest film, Antarctic Edge: 70 Degrees South, and explains why building trusting relationships and mutual respect is paramount to great narrative filmmaking. 

David Cote, theater critic for Time Out New York, explains his writing process and why reviews are an important part of experiencing art and culture.

Visual effects artist and software developer Ross Shain talks about his Academy Award winning software, Mocha, a leading application for rotoscoping and planar tracking.

Software developer Ross Shain explains why it is important to pay for software just as anyone would pay for any tool that makes professional work easier. 

Music producer Kevin McMahon talks about the role he plays to both protect and direct artists in the production of an album that achieves their vision.

This video mission statement for The Copyright Alliance explains why copyright is central to freedom.

Filmmaker Dan Mirvish discusses independent film production, explaining some of the logic that drives budget decisions.

Filmmaker and co-founder of Slamdance Film Festival Dan Mirvish explains how the festival began and the evolving relationship with Sundance.

Screenwriter & Filmmaker Jordan Roberts describes the process of self-financing his indie film “3,2,1 Frankie Go Boom” and the effect of piracy on future investment.

Pilar Alessandra discusses her job helping screenwriters perfect their scripts and explains how pride and a sense of ownership over their work pushes writers to create original and entertaining stories.

Brian Lerch, Head of Post Production at Rock Shrimp Productions, talks about the process and skills required to finish some of the most popular culinary shows on TV.

Monster maker Jordu Schell describes his journey to becoming an artist, beginning with his childhood fascination with sci-fi, horror, and fantasy films of the 1970s. He talks about his creative process and collaborating with film directors.

Photographer and director Michael Grecco offers caveats about putting work on social media sites such as Facebook and Instagram.

Photographer and director Michael Grecco tell us about how learned about copyright "the hard way."

Photographer and director Michael Grecco debunks the fallacy that the money paid for an artist’s work never goes to the artist.

Filmmaker Ellen Seidler shares some insights about how to prevent the viral spread of pirated content.

Filmmaker Ellen Seidler says sharing is not caring. There is an entire black market that thrives on stealing artists’ work.

David Price, Director of Piracy & Counterfeit Analysis at NetNames, discusses his new report "Behind the Cyberlocker Door," published in collaboration with Digital Citizens Alliance.  Price discusses the profitability from hosting infringing material and the role of legitimate payment processors like Visa and Master Card.  Price also reveals the manner in which these cyberlockers are used to deliver malware to users.

Monster maker Jordu Schell explains how he has dealt with plagiarists.

Monster maker Jordu Schell urges aspiring artists to rely on their own imaginations rather than other people’s work.

Choreographer and co-founder of dance company The Bang Group, David Parker talks about the art of using rhythm to communicate, and he describes the inspiration behind one of his most well-known dance pieces in which he and his partner wear Velcro suits. He also talks about the challenges of running a dance company and the opportunities for dancers in New York today.

Hosted by the Creative Rights Caucus of the U.S. Congress, the event "Beyond the Red Carpet" in Washington, D.C. showcased the work of craftspeople working behind the scenes in TV and motion picture production.  In this interview, the Copyright Alliance speaks with colorist Siggy Ferstl about the importance of his work in the creation of a look and feel for a particular movie.

Hosted by the Creative Rights Caucus of the U.S. Congress, the event "Beyond the Red Carpet" in Washington, D.C. showcased the work of craftspeople working behind the scenes in TV and motion picture production.  In this interview the Copyright Alliance speaks with Star Trek costume illustrator Phillip Boutte Jr about the role of a costume illustrator in the greater costume department and the economic impact of movie crews on the community they are working in.

Hosted by the Creative Rights Caucus of the U.S. Congress, the event "Beyond the Red Carpet" in Washington, D.C. showcased the work of craftspeople working behind the scenes in TV and motion picture production. In this interview, the Copyright Alliance speaks with “Blue Bloods” editor Jackeline Tejada about the art of editing and the difference even minute choices in camera angles can make to the overall mood of a scene. 

Hosted by the Creative Rights Caucus of the U.S. Congress, the event "Beyond the Red Carpet" in Washington, D.C. showcased the work of craftspeople working behind the scenes in TV and motion picture production. In this interview, the Copyright Alliance speaks with effects makeup artist Cig Neutron about the process of developing a character from start to finish. 

Hosted by the Creative Rights Caucus of the U.S. Congress, the event "Beyond the Red Carpet" in Washington, D.C. showcased the work of craftspeople working behind the scenes in TV and motion picture production. In this video, the Copyright Alliance discusses the creation of 18th century costumes for the TV show “Turn” with wardrobe designer Donna Zakowska.

We talk to singer/songwriter Rosanne Cash and composer John Leventhal (husband & partner) at the Americana Music Fest NYC at Lincoln Center 2014.  Rosanne and John tell us about their new album The River & The Thread; about their approach to the creative process; and about their views of the music industry through their experienced perspective.

Chris Pennington, Executive Director of the Jerome Robbins Foundation, provides an overview of Jerome Robbins's significance in American dance and discusses the management of rights to the choreographer's works.

The Copyright Alliance speaks with young filmmaker Zachary Maxwell at our Inaugural OneVoi©e Event. He talks about his latest documentary Anatomy of Snow Day, which investigates the complicated decision-making process city officials go through when deciding whether to shut down New York City schools during a snow storm.

The Copyright Alliance speaks with Fordham University theater student Thom Niemann at our Inaugural OneVoi©e Event. He talks about his aspirations as an actor and current opportunities in the entertainment industry. 

The Copyright Alliance speaks with filmmaker and NYU grad Paige Campbell at our Inaugural OneVoi©e Event. She talks about her upcoming film Vanitas, her thoughts about DIY filmmaking, and the state of the industry.

Photographer Doug Menuez describes his career and his experiences capturing the images for his newly published book, Fearless Genius, depicting the spirit of the pioneer founders of Silicon Valley in the early 1990s.

We talk to Jed Hilly, Executive Director of the Americana Music Association.  Excited to be hosting the Americana Music Fest for the first time in his native New York City, Jed’s passion for this genre of music and his commitment to artists comes through in this brief interview filmed at Lincoln Center.

Washington Times political and sports photographer Andrew Harnik tells the stories behind some of his most famous photographs and explains what it takes to capture people at both their best and most vulnerable moments.

Multi-media artist, Kat Caverly gives us a glimpse into her life and career as a creative individual. She is a classic example of the artist who turns every experience into some form of expression, never giving up, never not looking for the next thing, and never losing her sense of humor.

IP attorney David Kappos of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP says that part of the solution to the digital-age copyright challenge will be for consumers to start to see themselves as creators of content that is worthy of respect.

IP attorney David Kappos of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP discusses the opportunity the United States has to  play a leadership role in the changing copyright landscape in the digital age.

David Newhoff speaks with Singapore musician Kevin Lester, an award-winning hip hop artist, writer, and producer. They discuss the role that a new generation of artists like Kevin are playing in helping to develop a sustainable creative industry. Kevin speaks about his attraction to hip hop as an art form and discusses his latest hit “Forever,” a song about his determination to be an artist and an activist for promotion of the arts in his country.

This is part II of David Newhoff’s conversation with Jennifer Lyn Morone, an artist who has incorporated herself in order to confront some of the social, economic, and existential questions we face in the digital age.

In part I of this podcast, David Newhoff talks with Jennifer Lyn Morone, who is in the start-up phase of bringing to market Jennifer Lyn Monroe™ Incorporated.  An American artist who has lived in Europe more than a decade, Morone has chosen to address the current social, economic, and existential questions surrounding the value of privacy and personal data by incorporating herself in an act of what she calls “extreme capitalism.” Listen to Part II of the podcast next.

In this podcast, David Newhoff interviews Parry Teasdale, Editor-in-Chief of The Columbia Paper, which serves a small, rural community in the Hudson Valley. They discuss Teasdale’s involvement in the new media vanguard of the late 1960s and early 1970s (when portable video cameras were just becoming available to ordinary citizens), as well as the current state of journalism, and our relationship to information.

This is Part II of David Newhoff’s interview with Chris Ruen, author of Freeloading: How Our Insatiable Hunger for Free Content Starves Creativity. 

David Newhoff speaks with Chris Ruen, author of the book Freeloading: How Our Insatiable Hunger for Free Content Starves Creativity.  Ruen’s book provides a glimpse into his personal transition from consumer of free media to advocate for artists’ rights and a more rational conversation about copyright in the digital age.  In this podcast, Ruen shares his own thoughts about common justifications for online piracy, about the mechanics behind the anti-SOPA protest, and about his own proposals for a renewed dialogue about copyright reform and enforcement.  Listen to Part II of the podcast next.

Michael Grecco briefly discusses his work as a celebrity, journalistic, and commercial photographer and the lighting books he has written. As a professional photographer in the digital age, he describes both the business sense required to be successful in the field and the importance of copyrighting one’s work.   

New York filmmaker Matthew Harrison discusses his film Rhythm Thief, which won the Sundance Jury Prize in 1995.  Inspired by anti-bootlegging campaigns of the 1990s, Harrison talks about wanting to make a film that is of a time and place yet holds up even decades later.

Representative Judy Chu of California discusses the founding of the Creative Rights Caucus and describes the events they are organizing to promote artists rights and highlight the importance of creative occupations around the country.

NBCUniversal Studios chief archivist Jeff Pirtle shares some assets from the studio's collection, including the minute book from the founding of Universal.  Jeff describes his role in preserving assets used in motion pictures, including set plans, vintage posters, and costumes.  His favorite part of his job is uncovering interesting facts about the studio’s history.

Poppy Cannon-Reese gives a tour of the NBCUniversal costume rental facility, showing costumes such as those created for the movies Oblivion and 47 Ronin.  Poppy describes the collaboration between the director, costume designer, and actor to make a character jump from the page to the screen.

Filmmaker David Avallone discusses the work of his father, Michael Avallone, author of the Ed Noon detective series.  Having inherited the rights to his father’s novels, Avallone discusses the process of making these works newly available as eBooks and self-promoting Ed Noon via social media.

In this profile, Cheryl B. Englehardt gives us a glimpse into the world of a contemporary working composer. She discusses her songwriting process and how she manages to strike a balance between composing for clients and composing for her own records.