Reclaiming Critical Remix Video
The Role of Sampling in Transformative Works
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts, Film, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | Owen Gallagher | ISBN: | 9781351978064 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | November 8, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Owen Gallagher |
| ISBN: | 9781351978064 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | November 8, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
