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Apple is going to challenge Pandora and create their own streaming-radio. I don't know if I like where Apple is headed, because they already have to great an influence in the music industry. Plus, this might kill Pandora, for they have pretty shaky licensing pacts with labels as it is.

The Stephen Colbert remix challenge as seen at the end of "Rip!" 

challenges facing new media

Dr. E. Michael Harrington discusses why sampling should have fair use privileges.

"Freemium" can build a customer base for apps on iOS/Android/etc., but does it generate revenue? If we apply this model to remix, then having The Beatles hate on Danger Mouse's Grey Album makes complete sense. From a business perspective...

i agree this is a big challenge. does remix culture, as we've outlined so far, contribute or enhance this dilemma?

I guess we (as "remixers") have to consider how we want people to respond to a remix. What is their next step when they hear/see it? Just to share it, or to somehow engage with the content more deeply that perhaps leads to a purchase? I don't think we've quite outlined yet our main endgame, or deliverable from the "consumer," with a remix.