In 1911, Thomas Edison held a practical monopoly on the technology needed to make movies. He was rampant about keeping the patents to himself and exploiting them to the best of his ability. So filmmakers said “Screw that noise” and headed to California, founding Hollywood and creating their own world.
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In our age of impressive internet freedom, copyright directive lawmakers have proposed and now passed Article 13 in the EU which this past September, will stifle our ability to share impactful news articles to our peers and iconic images from your favorite movies and shows. Article 13 generally proposes to
Originality, as defined by Merriam-Webster, states that it is the power of independent thought or constructive imagination. Everyone looks for it, that is originality, within our work, our jobs, our lives, our sense of self. But do you ever stop to think how much of who you are, what you
Pepe the Frog used to be a simple cartoon character; that is, it was that until it was stolen from the creator and started being used by the alt-right. Matt Furie is the artist and creator of Pepe the Frog; he created Pepe for the cartoon Boy’s Club in 2005.
The “Hope” poster created for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign is perhaps the most iconic presidential campaign poster of all time. The poster is a stencil style portrait of the President with the word “hope” directly under the image. It was created by contemporary street artisit Shepard Fairey, who prior
Robin Thicke and Pharrellel Williams getting sued for “Blurred Lines” is poetic justice. The song was a great success; it peaked at number one in over 15 countries. Receiving a Grammy nomination, spending 12 weeks at the top of the charts, and making it the longest running single of 2013—nothing
Artist Richard Prince is known for taking people’s artwork and changing them slightly so that he can sell them for profit. He creates “new” pieces by relying heavily on the work of others. However, Prince took things a little bit too far when he entered the world of Instagram and
In music, sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians, who altered and manipulated vinyl records on a phonograph. Today, sampling has evolved into the act of taking a portion, also known as a sample, of a sound recording and reusing it in a different song or musical piece. Sometimes an
The above article resolves around the recent controversy about a photo of Australian photographer Rohan Anderson which the band “Red Jumpsuit Apparatus” posted on Facebook without permission. The band defended their action by claiming that “all digital art should be free” and further that they would be giving away their