Summary of Thinking

Copyright??? This term appears welcoming to big corporations. When they use others, no problem!, but when others copy them, it becomes a BIG problem. This is evident with major corporations like Disney, whose cartoon stories are copied by traditions and cultures i.e. Pocahontas or with Apple, who copied Xerox. As Kirby states, everything is 'copied, transformed, and combined' and for corporations this means a profit without limitations. However, if society were to realize the fact that creativity depends on existing work and that as consumers we deserve to have free access to it, this would be our assurance to the continuity of development. But, if society ignores the obvious, then its original ideas will become the advancement and financial greed of others. Like Steve Jobs, the creator of Apple, Henry Ford, as Cour Sem stated, 'observes society and listens intently to seek out the significant needs and demands of the culture he targets.' Moreover, I too agree with Brandon Elson's statement, that the videos on "Everything is a Remix" are creative, but interesting to see and understand how literally everything that incorporates the media is a continuation of the process. It is in my opinion, that restrictions can and should protect the rights of creators and in this way they encourage the contribution for new creators. Moreover, the questions that society needs to ask is: how to define people's original work and when it should become public (considering time restrictions).