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July Newsletter: New Media Rights takes on the Future of Media Report and AT&T T-Mobile merger

Submitted by New Media Rights on Tue, 07/05/2011 - 16:46

Our July newsletter focuses on New Media Rights work on the Future of Media Report as well as our comments to the California Broadband Council on consumers need for them to set higher goals. Check out New Media Rights in the media, our take on YouTube rolling out Creative Commons Licenses and remix artist Kirby Ferguson's work.

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!

April 2011 Newsletter: Success Stories and Advocacy

Submitted by New Media Rights on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 11:28

In our latest newsletter we highlight our brand new centers. The Stories Center and Policy Center focus on the way we help individuals with one-to-one assistance and advocate for better media policy that will benefit people sharing and creating online.

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.

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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“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)

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.