Everything is a Remix is an excellent documentary that explores the notion of the act of
combining and editing existing materials to produce something new and expands the definition
of remix to encompass all creativity. I loved it, and it is liberating to realize that this is what creative people do.
I also respect how Kirby Ferguson makes a distinctionLed Zeppelin’s blatant cultural appropriation and theft of African blues artists and the artists who actually pay homage to the artists they copy and/or remix.
On a similar note, see Jared A. Ball’s blog, iMiXWHATiLiKE
This is some powerful journalism. I have so much reading to do!