Summary

RIP: A Remix Manifesto documentary talks about the traditional notions of copyright, ownership and creativity. This documentary is directed by Brett Gaylor.

RIP: talks about the freedom to remix and and supports existing cultural material. It does this by saying that creativity grows when people work together to come up with new ideas. This documentary makes a strong case for how important remix culture is for artistic expression. RIP is the perfect example of how remixing can change things by looking at the work of early adopters like Girl Talk. Girl talk skillfully mixes clips from different songs to make brand new songs.

One of the main ideas of the movies is how copyright laws and the real world of digital creation are at odds with each other. Copyright enforcement has become more difficult as technology has made it easier than ever to copy, change and share material. There is some debate in “RIP” about whether strict copyright rules kill creativity or protext artists and their work.

The documentary also talks about the details on how companies have changed our culture. It talks about how concentration of media control and shows how corporate interests can get in the way of artistic freedom and variety.

Overall, RIP: A Remix Manifesto shows us how art,technology and copyright law all affect each other.