8-7 Rework, Reuse, Remix Case Studies

  • Due No Due Date
  • Points 10
  • Submitting a text entry box, a website url, a media recording, or a file upload

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 Key Vocabulary Review:

  • rework: to reform, reuse, or remix copyrighted work into something else
  • fair use: the ability to use copyrighted work without permission, but only in certain ways and in specific situations (schoolwork and education, news reporting, criticizing or commenting on something, and comedy/parody)
  • public domain: creative work that’s not copyrighted and therefore free for you to use however you want
  • remix or mash-up: editing together clips of video, sound, images, and text by “remixing” or “mashing” different parts together to create something new
  • parody: a creative work that is a funny imitation of something and pokes fun at an original work

 

Judge the following case studies using the evidence and videos provided.

Case Study #1: Scary Mary

 Watch the following video clip:

http://www.scarykidsgames.com/scary-mary/scary-mary-video.html

“Scary Mary” is a video remix of a fake film trailer. The creator, Chris Rule, reworked footage of the Disney film Mary Poppins and combined it with scary music, sound effects, and words on the screen that make it look like a horror film trailer. Note that Chris Rule acknowledged the copyrighted creative work he used at the end of the video.

Do you think this video falls under fair use? If so, why? If not, why not?

 

Case Study #2: DJ Earworm’s “United State of Pop 2009”

Watch the following video clip:

http://djearworm.com/united-state-of-pop-2010-dont-stop-the-pop

DJ Earworm is a mash-up artist. He is known for his “United State of Pop” mash-ups in which he gives tribute to the top songs of the year. He creates both audio and video mash-ups. In his “United State of Pop (Blame It on the Pop)” mash-up from 2009, he used clips from 25 different songs, including Miley Cyrus “The Climb,” Alicia Keys’ “No One,” and the Black Eyed Peas’ “Boom Boom Pow.” On his website DJ Earworm says, “Basically, what I do is take a bunch of songs apart and put them back together again in a different way. I end up with tracks called mash-ups, which I post to this website.” He also says that he doesn’t make money from his mash-ups because he doesn’t sell them, and they’re free to download from his website. But he does get credit, and sometimes earn payment, for his songs through top ratings on YouTube, airplay on the radio, and when he’s featured on the Billboard music charts (which lists the top songs in the country).

 Do you think this video falls under fair use? If so,why? If not, why not?

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