1. RE RE RE REEEEEMIX Rami Mekdache English 488

2. MEME VS REMIX Meme: An element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, especially imitation Remix: A piece of me dia which has been altered from its original state by adding, removing, and/or changing pieces of the item. Parody: an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect. Mashup: a recording created by digitally combining and synchronizing instrumental tracks with vocal tracks from two or more different songs.

3. HISTORY LESSON Kirby Ferguson is making the argument that EVERYTHING is a remix Remixing was originally coined for music Mostly used in hip hop, genre that incorporates most samples from existing recordings Chic > Sugarhill Gang > Grandmaster Flash > Father MC > Will Smith > Daft Punk Remixing applied in movies Scary Movie?

4. LEGAL REMIXING Cover vs Knock-offs Performance of other material Copy that stay within legal boundaries

5. REMIXING IN MOVIES Most box office hits rely on existing material Approximately 7 out the top 10 movies of each year are either: Remakes Sequels Adaptations

6. WHY? Why do consumers still find remakes attractive? With respect to music, why should I listen to a remade song if I can listen to the original? Has the human imagination come to a dead end? Is this why “borrow” from the material that has come before us? Is it considered plagiarism? If one person remakes a work, does it make it inherently permissible for anyone to remix the work thereafter? How does this differ from academic material? Why cant a student remix a scholarly article?

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