Julie Thayer
Before reading "Remix" I didn't realize how common copyright issues occur. I believe sometimes these issues get blown out of proportion, such as in the Lenz's video. Copyright however often deals with bigger issues than just a youtube video. Artist constantly rips off other lyrics and tunes and claim them as their own. I believe this can sometimes be a gray area when they change the work slightly. Unfortunately, there's no clear law that states how much you must change something for it not to be a copyright issue. Mash-ups and remixes are especially where this gray lien occurs. Before this reading, I never realized how little "original work" there is.
Before reading "Remix" I didn't realize how common copyright issues occur. I believe sometimes these issues get blown out of proportion, such as in the Lenz's video. Copyright however often deals with bigger issues than just a youtube video. Artist constantly rips off other lyrics and tunes and claim them as their own. I believe this can sometimes be a gray area when they change the work slightly. Unfortunately, there's no clear law that states how much you must change something for it not to be a copyright issue. Mash-ups and remixes are especially where this gray lien occurs. Before this reading, I never realized how little "original work" there is.
I agree that before reading this I was unaware of how strict copyright law is, but it can have grey areas, depending on whose work you are taking, and which way your are using it.
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