This beautiful sequence from the 1932 film Love Me Tonight illustrates the evolution and flourishing of a cultural work through copying. Ironically, the song Isn’t It Romantic is now owned by Sony/ATV, so this sort of transmission can only take place in movies, fantasies, and the distant past.
(Thanks to Gloria Porta for the tip!)
Nice catch!
I find it interesting how often films have shown — often exultantly — this kind of effortless cultural transmission, even as their copyright holders have lobbied to make that less and less possible in real life.
Just sayin’.
Yes it is a little more than ironic, but it doesn’t surprise me, executives of the productions companies such as Sony/ATV rarely (if ever) give a thought to the creative process. In stead they’re too busy trying to shore up their crumbling empires by destroying the creative process itself.
Just my 2 cents
Albert
I may be missing the part where copying takes place. There are several unique instances where the song is performed/played but there doesn’t seem to be a moment where the original song, lyrics and performance are written, copied and distributed or sold to others.
Simply singing a song that you’ve heard out loud doesn’t make a new copy of the original.
Albert,
the last sentence of you is worth an award. Those manufacturing of creativity isn’t worth anything.
Just my 2 1/2 cents.
CK, Master of Lötzinn