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Everything is Remix 3 part series

Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Tue, 06/21/2011 - 10:13

Kirby Ferguson is a remix artists who has created the Everything is Remix series. He believes that the best creative ideas come from combining already created works, to form something different ("copy, transform, and combine" as he calls this process). Check out all three videos of the series!

Anita Sarkeesian and Elisa Kreisinger talk about using remix to create powerful messages

Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:28

Feminist women and remix artists Anita Sarkeesian and Elisa Kreisinger have created these videos about how they use remix and mashup videos to communicate deep analysis about representations of race, gender, sexuality, class and ability in popular culture.

Help us add subtitles to our videos!

Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Tue, 10/19/2010 - 15:49

Universal Subtitles is a collaborative subtitling website and a new Drumbeat project. Come help them reach the goal of translating 10,000 videos by translating New Media Rights videos, or another video that interests you.

Tim Wu on communication monopolies, net neutrality and the future of new media

Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Mon, 10/11/2010 - 18:00

Donald Duck vs. Glenn Beck Remix Video by Jonathan McIntosh

Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Tue, 10/05/2010 - 11:24

Jonathan McIntosh aka Rebellious Pixels has created this amazing remix video about Donald Duck finding out about Glenn Beck. Today Glenn Beck's response to the video has been posted. The video is a great example of fair use, which allows creators like McIntosh to use existing, copyrighted works, without permission, for the purposes of commentary or criticism.

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Cell Phone gone wild!

Submitted by New Media Rights on Fri, 09/03/2010 - 16:01

What do you do when you want to leave your cell phone ? Call UCAN of course !

“Remixing Popular Culture: Subverting Gender and Sexuality with Remix Video”

Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Wed, 08/11/2010 - 09:48

Julie Levin Russo (Stanford) and Alexis Lothian (USC) as well as Jonathan McIntosh, creator of Buffy vs Edward talk about the power of remix videos and challenging people's perception of sexuality and gender. The event was hosted by Anita Sarkeesian (FeministFrequency.com)

Shames

Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Thu, 05/27/2010 - 13:41

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Johanna Blakley: Lessons from fashion's free culture

Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Wed, 05/26/2010 - 11:04

USC’s Johanna Blakley does a TED Talk on why in the absence of copyright in the fashion industry, creativity and innovation have flourished.

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How to find Creative Commons images on Flickr

Submitted by New Media Rights on Mon, 05/24/2010 - 11:13

Looking to find free images ? Check out Flickr for creative commons images. Here is a screencast on how to navigate Flickr to find CC images !

John Mattes investigates Michael Chavez's day in court

Submitted by New Media Rights on Fri, 03/19/2010 - 15:30

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San Diego Educators speak about March For California's Future

Submitted by New Media Rights on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 11:47

Educators Lacey Dorman, Jim Miller and Kelly Mayhew, their son Walt and students speak about why the continued budget cuts on the California University system is so destructive. This video was made in the NMR Studio that is free to use by the public.

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NMR community journalism project investigates unauthorized charges on cell phone bills

Submitted by New Media Rights on Wed, 01/06/2010 - 15:38

NMR Community Journalism Project investigates: Consumers complain about unauthorized charges from TooLazy LLC on their cell phone bills.

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NMR community journalism project investigates: Are insurance companies paying doctors ?

Submitted by New Media Rights on Wed, 12/16/2009 - 14:08

This is New Media Rights Community Journalism Project's follow-up video to UCAN investigates: Are insurance companies failing to pay doctors ?. In this video John Mattes interviews California Insurance Commissioner to learn about what sort of regulation is happening to create healthcare reform in California.