Derivative Works
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More Misunderstanding YouTube
Here’s a rant about Mark Cuban’s anti-YouTubism that misses the point. There’s one thing wrong here: no micropayments. The problem with YouTube is not that they distribute copyrighted content. It’s that they think they are the only ones who should get paid for distributing copyrighted content. God bless mustang67 for uploading the Beatles clip. I…
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Why YouTube Is Ripping Us Off
I love watching YouTube. Today I watched some great Nirvana concert clippings there. My 5-year old watches complete episodes of Power Rangers Wild Force. My 7-year old has heard some of his favorite songs there. I also love the idea of YouTube. The user-generated content, almost invariably infused with people’s own experience of copyrighted material,…
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Why Kidz Bop 10 is Good for Humankind
So, you can file this under "never thought I’d say this", but I bought Kidz Bop 10 for my kids and I think it is a perfectly good thing for humankind. Here’s why: Early teaching of derivative works— that you can meld a song that you hear that is owned by adults and change it…
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Anti-Bush Basement Collage Newspaper Art
McCain Good, Bush Bad Originally uploaded by juggernautco. I love collage, a form of derivative works. I was recently over at the house of an old friend who I hadn’t seen in a long time. He is a weird person. He has an intense set of anti-Bush newspaper clippings with doodles and homemade…
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About This Site
Derivative Works is a weblog about content on the internet. Content? What do you mean? Published things. Everything on weblogs, appropriated from conversations. The stuff we post on Ebay. Everything on craigslist. The stuff that starts offline and wends its way online. Everything. Isn’t that a little broad? Yes, and that’s the point. I think…