Objective:
- Become acquainted with copyright as a historic, cultural and economic paradigm and its value and pertinence to creative works.
- Explore the changing nature of copyright in the context of “Remix Culture” and the “Fifth World”.
- Examine their own and others values and paradigms of ownership and authorship of cultural media.
- Evaluate the meanings of real and fake and examine their intersection with personal and cultural identity and authenticity.
Original Post:
“Comparing Cultures. Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy” is the reading in this week talks about “remix culture”, and the remix culture is defined as “a society that allows and encourages derivative works by combining or editing existing materials to produce a new product” on the Wikipedia.
In the reading, the author is mainly illustrates the differences between RO and RW in the beginning. Writer said that “One (RO) is fueled by professionals. The other (RW) is fueled by both professionals and amateurs” (Lessig, 2008). In the article, Lessig also concerns about the relationship between copyright and creativity. Some people think copyright block the growth of creativity. “Copyright law supports this control in the digital age because of a deceptively simple fact about the architecture of copyright law, and the architecture of digital technology” (Lessig, 2008) explained by author. For my perspective, I hold an opposite view point as the author about copyright. I think copyright doesn’t block the growth of creativity, On the contrary, it promotes the more original art work due to the regulations of the copyright law. If there isn’t copyright law, everyone can copy others’ work, there will be less creativity.
In the TED talk video “Laws That Choke Creativity”, it also introduces the RO and RW which are same as the article described. But it talks more about the influence of copyright, the speaker think that copyright law affects cultures and our lives. All in all, copyright is really important for human society.
Lessig, L. (2008). Comparing Cultures. Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy (pp. 84-116). New York: Penguin Press HC, The.
Reflection:
Reflection:
In this assignment, I learned about remix culture and copyright. Before I learn this chapter, I never thought about that copyright could block the growth of creativity. I just think that copyright is a wholesome law which benefit most people. After study, I knew some harmful about copyright. Indeed, copyright can prevent people steal others knowledge as their own. It is really useful to protect publisher’s right. However, copyright also chock the creativity, some people want to use others thoughts to prove their own thought will become more difficult.
However, I have opposite view with Lessig, I think copyright should published. Not only because it can protect people’s right, but also I believe copyright can promote creativity. Trying to think about that if every one want to use other thoughts to prove their own work, who will make the original one? Therefore, copyright can help people to create their own work rater than many quotations…
Future Goal:
In this assignment, I have learned about the relationship between copyright and creativity. However, I still think this is a controversial topic. Therefore, I will pay more attention on the copyright and creativity, and I never read about copyright law. After this, I hope that I can learn some knowledge about copyright. That would be useful in the future life.
artifact 1: Life Value Assessment
artifact 3: Is Food Art? Discussion
artifact 4: The Art of Personal Adornment
artifact 5: Aesthetics of Horror
artifact 6: Creativity Spirituality
artifact 7: Art, Technology and Games
artifact 8: Remixing Culture Discussion
artifact 9: Runquist Murals Research