After watching the "Everything is a Remix" series, it became very clear that words such as authentic and unique are by definition very hard to use in order to describe something. Because of the amount of covers, re-makes, sequels, etc. being done by hollywood or via youtube, very little media that catches the publics attention is something new. Things may seem different or fresh, as some may describe it, but as for new ideas, our world is severely lacking. It was shocking to learn that 74 out of 100 of the latest blockbuster hits have been either re-makes or sequels. Where has original thought gone?
So what does this mean for students. Well, in the part 1 of "Everything is a Remix" is says that there are many ways to get around copy write issues. I think it is important to discuss with students the importance of intellectual property. Perhaps we could look at entities such as patents, maybe watch and episode or two of Shark Tank or Dragon's Den. If students are able to understand the importance of being able to claim intellectual property they will then be on the right track to look at and appreciate the existence of copy right laws.
With applications and websites such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Vine and Youtube, copy write seems to be very confusing. What is right? What is wrong? Who cares? Users of these sites often overlook the ethics behind what they are chuckling at or what they post in the goal of getting more 'likes'. Everything is created by someone, and probably 50 people before them in 100's of versions.
What is right? What is wrong? Who cares?
Check out the series for yourself by following these links:
Everything is a Remix Part 1
Everything is a Remix Part 2
Everything is a Remix Part 3
Everything is a Remix Part 4
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