Larry Lessig brings up a very good topic about copyright and remixing. He describes the laws has no common sense as well as it doesn't make any sense. He takes note of how our culture, right now, uses remixing and editing as a way we speak, think and are. Going along with that, it limits creativity to an extreme.
Copyright laws have gone to an extreme at this point. Our creativity is limited to such an extent, that every single thing on the internet seems to somehow be illegal.
Sometimes, I'll be on a website such as flickr and a really interesting picture captures my eye. I think, "Oh, that would be a super cool wallpaper for my computer!" or "I kinda want to try and draw that." But no, I can't copy it because of copyright! I'm not trying to sell this picture in any way. I just want to look at in some other form then that specific website.
Youtube used to be pretty lenient with songs used on videos too. Within the last few years though, they became super strict. I just want to put a stupid song on this hilarious video I made of my friends and I, Why can't I do that?! It's not hurting anyone in any way. I just don't get it.
I definitely agree with Larry Lessig and basically every word he says in this nineteen-minute video.
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