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Everything is Remix 3 part series

Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Tue, 06/21/2011 - 11:13

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!

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

Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 12:28

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.

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Help us add subtitles to our videos!

Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Tue, 10/19/2010 - 16:49

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.

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

Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Mon, 10/11/2010 - 19:00

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Donald Duck vs. Glenn Beck Remix Video by Jonathan McIntosh

Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Tue, 10/05/2010 - 12:24

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 - 17:01

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

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

Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Wed, 08/11/2010 - 10:48

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)

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Johanna Blakley: Lessons from fashion's free culture

Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Wed, 05/26/2010 - 12:04

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 - 12:13

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 !

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Art and the Significance of Remix Culture video

Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Fri, 05/14/2010 - 10:12

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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