This article about Lessigs Comparing culture: Remix: Making Art and Commerce thrive in the Hybrid Economy discusses two different cultures. He talks about the differences between RO and RW. I like how he talks about how you have to understand the culture. The remark “It takes extraordinary knowledge about a culture to remix it well” is very interesting in the reading I think its saying that you have to understand the culture and the music before you have the ability to remix it well. Even if you only think they’re a certain amount of ways you can remix the piece before they all start sounding similar. To remix it well you have to have a different outlook on the piece and to do that you have to have a good foundation first. I think to a certain extent there is a line where we cant remix it anymore, even if you do have a lot of knowledge and understand the culture completely.

When i have tried to rewrite songs, and make it my own. I feel as if its nearly impossible to not make it just like the old version of it. which in a way maybe its because i don’t really understand the culture of the song. I think people who have the ability to remix a song and do it right, are quite talented.