Create This Movie

The scenes below are in progress. Help create them!

1) Submit original material
2) Create a remix of existing material
3) Edit the wiki of the film - the idea in progress!

Click one of the scenes below to find out how to contribute!

Girltalk

Edit a video for the mashup maestro! We're running a contest for the best remix of Girltalk videos - we supply the footage!
$250 and spot in a feature documentary is up for grabs!

Mashups have their roots in dada, cut ups and culture jamming - artistic forms of rebellion that critique through appropriation. Create a remix with DJ Food, Negativland, Osymyso and more! $250 prize!

Birth of the Internet

The Internet was formed as an open network, based on democratic principles and public accesibility. These were principals that would eventually conflict with models of ownership that had previously existed.

Mashups: The New Punk

Mashups are DIY: Do It Yourself. Like punk, they inspired a new generation of kids to become musicians. It wasn't about fame: it was about creating, and giving the middle finger to anyone who told you not to.

Sued Generation

Since 2003, nearly 18,000 individuals have been sued for downloading music in the United States alone. Why?

Disney vs. The Public Domain

In 1998, The US Congress passed the Sonny Bono Copyright Extension act, after extensive lobbying from Entertainment companies such as Disney. What has been the effect on the public domain, and on our culture, since copyright has been extended?

CopyLeft!

In the wake of these copyright extensions, and inspired by the Free and Open Source software movements, a new way of looking at culture began to emerge. What if we allowed others to build upon the creative work of others? What if we declared "some rights reserved" instead of all of them? This is the Free Culture movement: copyright for the 21st century.

Brazil: Open Source Nation

Brazil has become a world leader in the Free Culture / Creative Commons movement. Their minister of culture, Gilberto Gil, has become a fierce advocate of the cause. Yet Brazil's Open Source roots date back much further than the digital age...