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=What Is Fair Use? A Look At Remix Culture=

 //"Unfortunately, as currently constituted, copyright law just cannot sufficiently recognize that sharing and collaboration are a natural, vital part of any artistic tradition." -David Bollier, "Brand Name Bullies"//

This project investigates how reusing media to create new media has had a positive effect on popular culture. Examples that were given show mash ups, much like what was being detailed in chapter 9 of cultural moves. This raises the question of what is fair use, what is stealing, and how are we able to use old media to create new.

These clips from the Illegal Art Exhibit show mash ups of both borrowed sound and video to create something new. [] media type="youtube" key="g9yjGiTQvGQ" height="385" width="640" Disney animator Tim Maloney combined images of Disney's The Little Mermaid and the voice of a music industry lawyer to make a statement about the power struggle that surrounds today's pop culture. 

media type="youtube" key="yV4Iwh6Kl1c" height="385" width="640" In this short Flash film, creator [|Michal Levy] has failed to acquire permission to use John Coltrane's music. On her website she writes, "I see music. As I hear it, it appears. Music for me is a gateway into a synesthetic 3D space full of shape-shifting colors and textures."

Back to the topic of remix culture involving music, several examples were given. Here is a chart showing a Jackson 5 song as it is remixed through other artists.

Also the trailer for the documentary "Copyright Criminals", which details the rise of remix culture in underground hip hop and the legal battles it would face over fair use.

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While some more blatant use of sampling is prevalent in these examples, others have run into legal trouble by accident, especially on Youtube, where copyright infringement over the use of songs and video is hazing to what is fair use and what is not.

All of this information and the full project can be found here at [|http://tonyaeckertmediatech.blogspot.com]

=Anonymous: Internet Vigilantism or Terrorism?=

//[Anonymous is] the first internet-based// superconsciousness//. Anonymous is a group, in the sense that a flock of birds is a group. How do you know they're a group? Because they're travelling in the same direction. At any given moment, more birds could join, leave, peel off in another direction entirely//

//—Landers, Chris,// //[|Baltimore City Paper], April 2, 2008.//

Anonymous is a unstructured group of like minded individuals who have taken it upon themselves to use the internet to enact justice as they see fit. Anonymous was started on the web board 4chan and according to Wikipedia is defined as such.

//The name Anonymous itself is inspired by the perceived anonymity under which users post images and comments on the Internet. Usage of the term Anonymous in the sense of a shared identity began on imageboards. A tag of Anonymous is assigned to visitors who leave comments without identifying the originator of the posted content. Users of imageboards sometimes jokingly acted as if Anonymous were a real person. As the popularity of imageboards increased, the idea of Anonymous as a collective of unnamed individuals became an internet meme. Anonymous broadly represents the concept of any and all people as an unnamed collective. Definitions tend to emphasize the fact that the term cannot be readily encompassed by a simple definition, and instead it is often defined by aphorisms describing perceived qualities.

An introduction to Anonymous. Posted as a manifesto to the internet.

media type="youtube" key="KJ4HSwb59IA" height="385" width="480" // A few major cases involving anonymous include their constant attacks against the Church of Scientology and the Chris Forcand arrest. Anonymous has despised what Scientology stands for and has held live protests and internet raids in direct opposition to the church.

Anonymous Call to Arms against Scientology

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The Church of Scientology responds on CNN to attacks by Anonymous

media type="youtube" key="kSS178Q-4eo" height="385" width="480" With the case with Chris Forcand, Anonymous brought to light the fact that Forcand was a dangerous internet pedophile and tipped off authorities to his actions. Police then set up a sting operation in which they detained Forcand. The story made news coverage as detailed below.

media type="youtube" key="rHohvluf3mc" height="385" width="480" = = On July 26, 2007, A Fox 11 Station ran a story about Anonymous. The information in the report has been alleged to be disproportionate to the situations mentioned. However, some of the harassment that is detailed in the story holds true to the fact that Anonymous is group with many faces and motives with intentions of self justice.

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=The Music Business and the Internet= = = New rising musicians with the aid of the internet, are a clear sign that the music business is a very different game then it was 20 years ago. Not only are new bands using the internet to track play count and hits to their site, but established bands have also found creative ways to connect with fans. Sites like Myspace and Reverbnation have made the internet a important component of communication between bands and fans as well as serving to create hype around future releases.

www.nextbigsound.com [|www.reverbnation.com] [|www.myspace.com]

Loo king at Phoebe Prince and Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover
Phoebe Prince and Carl Walker-Hoover were both the unfortunate victims of relentless bullying, but the reaction to their separate cases is vastly different. While both are tragic, the case of Phoebe Prince has more of a sensational selling point to the media. Not only was she a young pretty female who lived in a small town, but had also just moved to America. Her issues over high school relationships with the "mean girls" of her school led to her demise. In the case of Carl Walker-Hoover he was a young, black, male from a inner city school system. The location all to common to nightly reports of crime is easily brushed over by the media. The reaction to finding and prosecuting was also shaped by the news, as with Carl Walker-Hoover the kids in question were seen as having little effect on his death. However, with Phoebe Prince the kids in question are now facing charges and might see jail time. On top of that the school system is also being attacked for its lack of action.

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**Drum and Bass Culture and Fair Use**



Drum and Bass music owes a lot of its beginnings to sampling tracks. This movement of sampling and remixing has led to an entire culture of raves and festivals with specific fashions and activities. Drum and Bass began in London in the 80s around the same time rap and hip hop was emerging in New York City. While the use of sampling was more prevalent in the early days of Drum and Bass remix artists are still using tracks from all types of music to create remixes for live events.

[|More information and history - Drum and Bass Wiki]

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The Rise of DIY Culture and the Internet
Unknown bands and musicians during the 80s and early 90s maintained a underground network of zines, shows, and small labels to distribute their music and art. This study investigates the connection between the 80s DIY ethic and the internet as a new means of "do it yourself". Homemade websites and blogs are ways for musicians and artists to post their art without restrictions or label censorship. In turn they can use the internet as a way to network on a much larger scale.

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