Marybeth Peters, the Register of Copyrights, stated “you can’t argue your creativity when it’s based on other’s people stuff.” However, this statement is contradictory. Copyright is protecting plenty of artists and companies from having their intellectual property from being stolen, … Continue reading →

http://www.ubu.com/sound/scratch.html Russolo writes that “nowadays musical art aims at the shrilliest, strangest and most dissonant amalgams of sound.” In this selection of sound art, there are a variety of different distinct sounds occurring simultaneously. Some fade after a certain period … Continue reading →

A hacker as Wark describes, is someone who deals with creating something new. They are a “classless” group that wants to freely distribute information. I agree with Wark that these are the certain qualities that are inherent in a hacker. … Continue reading →

In an excerpt from “seeing the Brick”, the author writes, “the appeal of making images apparently move- the ‘fever to create’ which underpins the work of all animators.” I have experienced the “fever to create” many times. Sometimes when an … Continue reading →