University of Iowa Grant

Organization - University of Iowa
Grant Amount - $110,000
Foundation - Ford Foundation
Grant Purpose - For post-production and educational outreach for "Copyright Criminals: This is a Sampling Sport," a film examining the history of digital music sampling, copyright law and hip-hop culture


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