Reclaiming critical remix video: the role of sampling in transformative works

Remix is now considered by many to be a form of derivative work, but such generalizations have resulted in numerous non-commercial remixes being wrongfully accused of copyright infringement. Gallagher argues, however, that remix is a fundamentally transformative practice. The assumption that cultura...

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Main Author: Gallagher, Owen (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York ; London Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2018
Series:Routledge research in cultural and media studies 118
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Summary:Remix is now considered by many to be a form of derivative work, but such generalizations have resulted in numerous non-commercial remixes being wrongfully accused of copyright infringement. Gallagher argues, however, that remix is a fundamentally transformative practice. The assumption that cultural works should be considered a form of private property is called into question in the digital age; thus, he proposes an alternative system to balance the economic interests of cultural producers with the ability of the public to engage with a growing intellectual commons of cultural works. Multimodal analyses of both remixed and non-remixed intertextual work, with a particular focus on examples of critical remix video, fuel the discussion, synthesizing a number of investigative methods including semiotic, rhetorical and ideological analysis
Physical Description:xviii, 286 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9781138285262

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