Both the movie and Lessig's book look into the future of music with a out dated copyright law.
Lessig's book he talks about how implementing a hybrid economy and how it would allow free content and also ease up on copyright laws. The band Lonely island began their music career by releasing tracks for free online. Saturday Night Live signed the band and also gave the members roles as actors and writers on the show. This shows a blend of commercial and sharing economy.
The movie also states the the "Past controls the future". You could argue that this basically means the Record label companies don't want to lose control of the music itself. They don't know what the future holds for a hybrid economy, record label companies would lose their tight grip on a lot of music. But, not letting a hybrid economy have a chance to flourish is a good example of the "past controlling the future".
The movie uses the example of Brazil being a remix culture, in Brazil remixing songs is very common. This culture views remixes as new original pieces of work. He uses this example because he feels it could be a possible future for the U.S.
Both the movie and the book emphasize the fact copyright laws are outdated because the no longer protects creativity but instead suppresses it.
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ReplyDeleteThe Lonely Island guys are a great example of how three kids can take control of a situation using remix/parody and move between parallel economies. Was a good point to bring up.