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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.

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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Know Your Meme takes a good look at the "Bed Intruder" song, Autotune the News' latest remix

Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Fri, 09/03/2010 - 14:43

Know Your Meme discusses the overnight phenomenon of Antoine Dobson's news clip on TV and Autotune the News' success creating the "Bed Intruder" Remix.

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“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)

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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Art and the Significance of Remix Culture video

Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Fri, 05/14/2010 - 09:12

Watch DJs, artists, writers, musicians and lawyers talk about the significance of remix in their work and the long-time tradition of re-use in creative culture.

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The Willowz perform "I Know" at Bar Pink, San Diego Filmed and Edited by Paul Giret

Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Tue, 04/27/2010 - 11:24

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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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Engine-EarZ Experiment - Planet of the Apes and Dubstep video

Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 10:52

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Nobody Beats The Drum - Grindin' Director: Rogier van der Zwaag

Submitted by art neill on Mon, 03/08/2010 - 10:17

Nobody Beats The Drum - Grindin' from nobody beats the drum on Vimeo.

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Lawrence Lessig's talk on openness, fair use and politics

Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Sun, 03/07/2010 - 21:55

Talk given at TEDxNYED March 6, 2010

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Trivialization of the Medium

Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 10:04

Trivialization of the Medium Part 1 from Kimberly Butler on Vimeo.

Trivialization of The Medium Pundits Part 2 from Kimberly Butler on Vimeo.

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Is the Medium the Message? The Medium is Entertainment: Hollywood and the Medium

Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Tue, 03/02/2010 - 11:41

Hollywood Entertainment from Kimberly Butler on Vimeo.

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The Golden Age of Video

Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Wed, 11/18/2009 - 10:35

Artist Ricardo Autobahn took quite a few clips from classic movies and TV shows and strung them together to make this great remix, “The Golden Age of Video.” This is a great example of transformative, fair use of content that’s clever, catchy, and very danceable. Enjoy!

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CreatureCast - a zoology podcast released under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license

Submitted by New Media Rights on Wed, 09/23/2009 - 11:27

CreatureCast Episode 1 from Casey Dunn on Vimeo.

CreatureCast is a zoology podcast and blog released under a Creative Commonsⁱ NonCommercial ShareAlike license. It's a joy to watch with clever animation and a well thought out script.

San Diego Filmmaker Martin Johnson creates two Creative Commons documentaries on education and parenting

Submitted by New Media Rights on Wed, 08/19/2009 - 14:49

San Diego filmmaker Martin Johnson has produced two short form documentaries featuring local teachers discussing

the importance of parent involvement, and
how creating a math honor society encouraged inner city students to achieve

Both documentaries are licensed under Creative Commons licenses and were made using New Media Rights Free Public Studio equipment.

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Tons of cool ways to use a Mac to the song of "Again & Again" by the Bird & the Bee

Submitted by sal provenzano on Fri, 06/26/2009 - 09:45

Very clever, fan made music video using different applications on a Mac.

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Total Eclipse of the Heart: Literal Video Version

Submitted by sal provenzano on Fri, 06/05/2009 - 16:39

Funny parody of the music video for Total Eclipse of the heart. I'll never look at this video the same. Awesome, right?

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I Met The Walrus

Submitted by sal provenzano on Wed, 06/03/2009 - 17:07

In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan snuck into John Lennon's hotel room in Toronto and convinced him to do an interview. 38 years later, Levitan, director Josh Raskin and illustrator James Braithwaite have collaborated to create an animated short film using the original interview recording as the soundtrack.

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Rip: A Remix Manifesto

Submitted by sal provenzano on Mon, 05/18/2009 - 09:06

Feel free to remix this documentary at the official site.

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Alice in Wonderland song and video Remix

Submitted by art neill on Fri, 05/01/2009 - 11:10

"Alice," an electronic piece of music of which 90% is composed using sounds recorded from the Disney film 'Alice In Wonderland'. Phenomenal remix skills on display here.

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Auto-Tune the News #2

Submitted by sal provenzano on Fri, 04/24/2009 - 11:28

Mash up/remix/parody of the news.

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Kutiman remixes YouTube

Submitted by sal provenzano on Mon, 03/30/2009 - 16:24

A remix of a bunch of videos on YouTube.

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Ronald Jenkees

Submitted by sal provenzano on Wed, 03/25/2009 - 16:24

Ronald Jenkees rocking out to another one of his awesome home made beats.

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Hardware Wars: original user generated content from 1977

Submitted by New Media Rights on Tue, 03/10/2009 - 11:42

Considered by some to be THE original user generated content, here is 1977's "Hardware Wars." The movie, starring Fluke Starbucker and Ham Salad apparently took $8000 to make, though distribution was understandably more difficult at the time.