"The current buzz in the internet world is about "mashups" and "remix". This article explores the question as to the legality of engaging in the practices of mashing and remix of copyright material as a part of cultural existence and expression - without the permission of the copyright owner. In the context of mashups, the article will look at the increasing number of video and website mashups and what this means for copyright law; while in the context of remix the article will consider the recent Dean Gray remix and what copyright law is willing to permit in this regard."
"Australian university lecturers are resisting putting recorded lectures online because they fear students will mock their off-the-cuff flubs in YouTube mashups and social networking posts."
Article from John Egenes at Otago Uni on remix culture.
"The internet and our digital convergence are
rapidly transforming long-held views
regarding the traditional relationship
between performer and audience ("creator" /
"consumer"). This change is giving a new
voice to the audience, literally bringing them
into the mix. With unprecedented access to
the creative process, and with an audience for
their creations, consumers of music are also
its producers, and are reshaping concepts of
creativity, individuality, and intellectual
property. This paper examines fundamental
shifts in the way the "Folk Process" works
within this context. Remix culture, once a
bastion of beat-driven dance mashups, is
expanding to include all styles of music, film,
theatre and art. I will argue that its long-term
significance lies in the notion that it blurs
lines between the traditionally separate roles
of creator and consumer, and challenges
long-held concepts of intellectual property
and copyright. Over the protests of many
traditional folk musicians and devotees, folk
music is entering this new digital arena,
where the Folk Process is changing from
gradual to immediate, from slow to rapid,
adapting to fit the new digital paradigm."
Kete is open source software that you can use to create online areas for collaboration for your community. Write topics and upload images, audio, video, documents. Discuss them all. Link them together.
It's been called a "relational wiki" and " a mashup between content management and knowledge managment". It's a fun way to get things done.
An article on appropriation and copyright that has a long list of comments that are worth reading just to see the ocean of different understandings that exist around the copyright space.
"Create a feed from a device, building, environment or sensor connected to the internet and store, share & graph its datastreams in realtime..
Access realtime & historical data from devices, buildings, environments or sensors to control other environments, embed graphs in websites, trigger actions, etc..."
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