Copyright Waffle Episode 26 with John Higgs

Jane and Chris speak to bestselling author and cultural historian John Higgs about how copyright is intertwined in the weird and fascinating stories he has explored in his books. We talk about Ian Fleming's gold-plated typewriter, the KLF's scrapes with unauthorised sampling, how creative people go fishing for big ideas, how copyright supports him as an author and what the future holds for the next generation of creators. Podcast editing by Emma Guilbert Links to things mentioned in the episode John Higgs website: https://johnhiggs.com/ (sign up to his newsletter here) Love and Let Die Book: https://johnhiggs.com/books/love-and-let-die/ Mark Lewisohn podcast episode 1: https://soundcloud.com/user-243274189/copyright-waffle-episode-20-with-mark-lewisohn-part-1?si=26847cea4f884ac1a9892ad374baa104&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing and episode 2: https://soundcloud.com/user-243274189/copyright-waffle-episode-20-with-mark-lewisohn-part-2si=e463e6becab44b90b03816ddfe84a6d2&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing The original Casino Royale (1967) film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casino_Royale_(1967_film) Stranger than we can imagine: https://johnhiggs.com/books/stranger-than-we-can-imagine/ John's book The KLF: the band that burnt £1 million pounds: https://johnhiggs.com/books/the-klf/ The KLF: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_KLF Discordianism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discordianism Alan Moore and the Ideaspace: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Moore Brian Eno and the scenius: https://www.datadeluge.com/2019/01/brian-enos-definition-of-scenius-1996.html?m=1 The 10th anniversary edition of the KLF book (published 2023): https://johnhiggs.com/10th-anniversary-edition-of-the-klf/ William Blake Archive: https://www.blakearchive.org/