Remix
making art and commerce thrive in the hybrid economy
by Lawrence Lessig, Maryam Itatí Portillo, Nikita Bachmakov, Giula Faraguna, Carola Felis, Natalia Gnisci, Lina González, Beatriz Rando, Michael Schmidt, María Sorzano, Laura Vacas, Carmen Vargas, Florencio Cabello, María García Perulero · first published 2008
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From Publishers Weekly Should anyone besides libertarian hackers or record companies care about copyright in the online world? In this incisive treatise, Stanford law prof and Wired columnist Lessig (Free Culture) argues that we should. He frames the problem as a war between an old read-only culture, in which media megaliths sell copyrighted music and movies to passive consumers, and a dawning digital read-write culture, in which audiovisual products are freely downloaded and manipulated in an explosion of democratized creativity. Both cultures can thrive in a hybrid economy, he contends, pio
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…genius to see that the old style of radio is dying and that newer, more relevant services are on their way in. Pandora is currently the leader in this market. Would I invest in them? Hell yes. Read "Remix" by Larry Lessig for more insight into the legislation behind modern media: http://remix.lessig.org/
on “Pandora raises $35 million” ↗…freely accessible, etc. You're unconvinced as of yet -- so I want to make the recommendation of two of Lawrence Lessig's books to you: Free culture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Culture_(book)) and Remix (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remix_(book)) -- both freely available for download on a CC license I should add. :) You're a great writer and I wish more people engaged with you on the points you raise.…
on “The Elsevier boycott one year on” ↗…other content through piracy. The way to sway public policy is the same way things worked when SOPA was tabled a few weeks ago: through public action, using the legislative process. Lawrence Lessig's Remix is a great intellectual treatise on why we should consider changing our copyright laws to reinforce the fair use rights we should have; sending copies of it to these people and asking them to read it…
on “VEVO Execs Must Face Criminal Charges For Copyright Infringement” ↗…these important issues. Sources for this article include: Bagdikian, Ben. The Media Monopoly Free Press. <http://www.freepress.net/ownership/chart/main> Lessig, Lawrence. Remix McChesney, Robert and John Nichols. The Death and Life of American Journalism. Morozov, Evgeny. The Net Delusion Wu, Tim. The Master…
on “New documentary #killswitch exposes media consolidation and government collusion” ↗"Adapted from "Remix" by Lawrence Lessig, to be published by The Penguin Press on Oct. 16, 2008. <i>Copyright by Lawrence Lessig, 2008. Printed by arrangement with The Penguin Press, a member of Penguin Group (USA)…
on “In Defense of Piracy” ↗