OBJECTIVES:
- 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 ARTIFACT
REFLECTION AND FUTURE
I chose this artifact because I believe art is about taking what inspires you and turning it into something that inspires someone else. It does not have to be completely unique, it just has to be yours. Although I value what Larry Lessig calls RO, the more traditional values about respecting authority, I also see the benefit from remixing art and taking someone else’s work and spinning it to make it your own. One example Larry Lessig uses to describe the difference is a story about his son listening to a story. He says, “the moment he first objected to a particular shift in the plot, and offered his own was one of the coolest moments of my life. What we want to see in our kids is their will. What we want to inspire is a will that constructs well.” (Lessig 87)
I think this article made me view remixing completely different than I had before. I used to agree with the RO viewpoint, that remixing was unoriginal and not completely art. However, after completing this week’s assignments and readings, I have to admit that remixing is just as creative, it just looks at art in a new way.
In the future, I hope to see all forms of remixes as original art. I now value the imagination and creativity that it takes to make changes to existing artwork.
Lessig, L. (n.d.). UO Blogs. Retrieved June 9, 2014, from http://blogs.uoregon.edu/aad250shuette/files/2010/09/lessig.pdf