Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Mashups and Copyright Law


What is this mashup trying to communicate? Is it technical experiment, social or political commentary, a comedic parody, or an abstract work of media art?
  This mashup is a work of media art, as it is for the show Glee, which is a club in a school for singers. Glee is a widely watched show, and has millions of viewers each episode. The mashup is trying to tell you that you have to live your life to the fullest, and that you're not living for someone else, you're living for yourself, so you should do what you want and make your own decisions.
 
Did its creator follow or break copyright laws in its production?
  I don't think the creator broke any copyright laws, because the show was aired on television, where millions of people would see. If the creator broke copyright laws, the video would be seen, and they would be sued.


 Do you think that mashup like this requires copyright permission? Why or why not. 
  I do not think this mashup requires copyright permission, because they only used parts of each song, and they did their own performance, so it was relatively different from the original songs, and if you make a lot of changes to something, it isn't the same as the original.

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