Policy Blog Entries by Elisa Kreisinger

Video remixers are on the front lines of the battle between new media technologies and impeding copyright laws that threaten to obstruct the public space for popular culture critique. Public spaces such as YouTube are teeming with meticulously crafted and articulate video remixes that make powerful arguments, deconstructing social myths and challenging dominant media messages. These remixes reflect the participatory nature of both pop and remix cultures, but their future is in jeopardy due to corporate claims of copyright infringement, DMCA takedown notices and an inability to distinguish between an illegal use of proprietary content and a fair use of one.