Wk 1 Reading-Copyright- Sheri Brinkerhoff
One of the ideas that stands out to me during Larry Lessig’s Talk about Remix Culture is that we live in an ‘Age of Prohibitions” where we live life ‘against the law. ‘ He discussed the message we send our children by pushing the remix of our culture underground. The use of digital media created by or culture has changed the way we view ourselves and copyright issues. The biggest problem is the mixed messages in our society. A good example is the remixing of famous music by Girl Talk and the Techno Bregga movement discussed in the movie, “Good Copy/Bad Copy.” How much of an original work can be reproduced and considered original? Previously, I would have guessed that both examples would be a clear copyright violation. However, the albums are released and sold for profit affecting the commercialization of the product. It could be considered a positive benefit or free publicity but who decides? Even though it only a small amount of the original music that is recreated, the original artist is clearly identified. There are no predefined terms of time limit and copyright varies by county. I whole-heartedly believe an artist has the right to his creation. Does this include the corporation who represents the artist? Who has the right to make this decision? I believe we are on the verge of a revolution in the copyright industry. When the young people of this generation become the leaders of our country there will most definitely be changes.
-TED Talk video: ReMix Culture by Larry Lessig, retrieved from http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/187 on 8/3/11
-Blip.tv video: Good Copy, Bad Copy Directed by ANDREAS JOHNSEN, RALF CHRISTENSEN, HENRIK MOLTKE (http://www.goodcopybadcopy.net/), http://www.blip.tv/file/359180/ retrieved on 8/1/2011
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1 comments:
- Cheryl McGovern-BookWorm said...
- Sheri: I liked that you caught the phrase "age of prohibition". This makes me think of American history when I hear it, which is in total agreement with your theory that the generation coming up will bring us change! They are the tech generation and we are bound to see some major changes!
- August 4, 2011 6:17 PM
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