According to the speech “Laws That Choke Creativity” which given by Larry Lessig, he summarized the development and commercialization of telecommunications technology, tells three stories to pointed out the problem which is called “Read-only culture.” The RO culture is “one where creativity is consumed but the consumer is not a creator. Before the arrival of the internet, culture creation was owned by those on top, with the proverbial vocal cords of the mass silenced.” However, when internet comes, this problem could be fixed, like Larry said in his speech “its opportunity to revive the read-write culture.” I agree with this opinion very much, it is the fact that before internet comes, many resources were undering a commercial monopoly by some powerful organizations. At that time people be deprived of their creativity and it is negative for develop of human culture. However, when internet created, people can find and use many sources that they want to, and a new idea called “remix” comes out, too. Which doesn’t mean copy or stealing, it is a brand new idea to recreating, using digital technologies to say things differently. The importance of this is like he said “the technique has been democratized.” It is absolutely a huge progress and advantage for people to share ideas, for kids to creating, and for all human’s future development.
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Hi Ace, Thanks for sharing your post. After reading your post, I think that defined young people’s haveiour of using the music or video directly from the internet is stealing that is difficult. Basied one copy right, those young people do really “steal” music or video, or image without any author premision. however, most young people “steal” those works are not on purpose of making money. They are using them to remix and creating new things. As you wrote that “a new idea called “remix” comes out, too. Which doesn’t mean copy or stealing, it is a brand new idea to recreating, using digital techologies to say things differently”. All in all, remixing dose not same to the behaviour of stealing and copy. It is recreating.
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Thank you for sharing your post. In my point of view, I think using other people’s work is kind of not good or we can consider it as a copy. If people use other people’s work and translate it into their personal product, then it will lack of creativity and kind of boring. Because audience will feel all the same since they watch or read on the internet.But like you said, if it is use for children’s recreating, then it would be a good point, which is remix is good for children’s growth. However, if adult people copy other’s work and try to use it to earn profit, it then can be considered as a illegal and thief behavior. And also it is a shameful act to steal someone’s thing and use it earn money. In the end, I would say there would be another acceptable reason for people to use other people’s source which is download other’s music and try to sing in their own way. Because we can see it as a personal hobby just like practice singing better. So, I think if people use other’s sources just for learning and practicing, it would be acceptable; however, if people want to use it as a way to earn profits, that should be illegal and banned.