A reaction to King Krule’s album ‘Man Alive!’.
Let’s look at ‘fair use’… or ‘fair dealing’ as it is discussed in UK law. The definition of fair dealing will always be a matter of fact, degree and impression. Does my video affect the market for the original work? No. No-one can ‘use’ my video as a direct replacement for the original work. It is not a substitute for it and it will not cause the owner to lose revenue. In fact it will likely increase revenue due to my ‘promotion’ of said work. Many have already stated they will buy albums due to my recommendations.
Is the amount of the original work I have used reasonable and appropriate? Was it necessary to use the amount taken? ‘Reasonable’ is definitely subject to interpretation. I would argue that it is indeed appropriate to use the whole album when I am ‘reacting’ to the entire album. My reaction necessitates that I use the whole work. Where it is necessary to ‘copy’ all of a work for the purposes of criticism or review you have to sufficiently acknowledge the work. I do this every step of the way. At no point will anyone be under the impression that I created the original work! Furthermore, my additions to the original work are transformative in nature.
Great fun to watch you experience this excellent album for the first time.
&&& you asked if King Krule is a Hitchcock fan; watch the very beginning of his music video for “A Lizard State” — off his debut album — you’ll have a nice laugh! Spot on.
would love for you to listen to his debut album it remains my favorite!
one of my favourite albums ever, the jazzy tones, mixed into punky bass lines – so good