A Brisbane-based, international remixable literature project named Remix My Lit released this summer their first publication, "Through the Clock's Workings": it's defined as the world's first remixed and remixable anthology of literature. (continue....)
An interesting video I came across about the main issues concerning fair use, copyright, and video mashups. Highlights from my transcription below:
We're seeing this blossoming of amateur cultures, video remixes and creativity, and a lot of these works are circulating on the Internet.
Copyright law is all about balance........
YouTube is a great resource for entertaining commercials, where a large portion of them are remixes and parodies.
Are parodies on YouTube potentially harmful to businesses? It really depends and it is not like the companies are able to control these user-generated videos anyway. With parodies being so popular among viewers, businesses should not be trying to control or avoid them. They should harness their power, like what some companies did in the videos below.
Watch all 5 of them and I guarantee you a good laugh!
Christopher Comstock (born May 19, 1992), known professionally as Marshmello, is an American electronic music producer and DJ.
He first gained international recognition by releasing remixes of songs by American DJ duo Jack Ü and Russian-German DJ Zedd.
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