Reading

For next week, read:

Events

Events this weekend:

For extra credit, do either:

Attend & report on a second media art show. At least one of the shows must be off campus
Research a media artist or artwork and contribute an article to Wikipedia. E-mail me what you've written before you post it.

Re-use of existing work = derivative work

Historical precedents:

Shakespeare - recycled Plutarch, other Elizabethan playwrights, etc
Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, etc - built on folk tunes, and other composers works
Disney - based films on public domain stories
Mad Magazine, etc - parody
Collage
Burroughs - Cut-Up Technique
Warhol - used celebrity photos, product images

Small number of corporations control most media

Bagdikian concerned primarily with journalism

Also affects artistic production - most existing works owned by profit-seeking corporations

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