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Remix Challenge from Stephen Colbert!
Friday January 09, 2009 at 02:30 PM
Remix Stephen Colbert’s Interview with Larry Lessig!
Last night on The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert interviewed Larry Lessig, a founder of Creative Commons about his new book, “”http://remix.lessig.org/" target="_blank">Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy" (which everyone should check out). Lessig, a strong proponent of modifying copyright restrictions on art (including music), was there to talk about the value added to society when people are encouraged to share and remix creative material.
During the interview (see below), Colbert challenged someone to break the rules:
“Never..ever…ever..take any thing of mine and remix it. For instance, I will be very angry if anyone takes this interview right here and remixes it with some great dance beat, and it starts showing up in clubs across America.”
Talk about a direct challenge! Let’s show this foolish man the power of remixing, and convince him that remixes are nothing to scoff at! We’ve started a Session and uploaded the audio from the interview.
We know you want to. So, let’s show Mr. Colbert what remixing’s all about. If you don’t have anything better to do this weekend, get to it!
Our promise to you: on Thursday, January 22 at 5pm (EST), we’ll tell Stephen Colbert and Larry Lessig about the session and invite them to join. That very same day, we’ll post some the tracks on Indaba to show off how freakin’ amazing you all are.
Check out the full interview below:
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January 14, 2009
I don't watch TV so I've never seen this Colbert guy. Just from watching this he seems to want to be an old school Letterman clone to me. Whatever... but yeah.... surely he realized those comments DEMANDED a remix by any respectable renegade remixer! I'm in.
January 13, 2009
Joined recently and just starting to work out how much fun this is all going to be. Honored to be amongst so many talented people. Also felt the buzz of anticipation while watching the show... just felt like something to mess with so am glad Mister Lessig felt generous!
January 12, 2009
Echoz,
That's awesome! Welcome to Indaba, and I'm looking forward to hearing your mix.
January 11, 2009
Soooo... I definitely made an account on this site because of this. lol
As I was watching that episode.. I was like.. hey.. as an electronic musician, now I am practically obligated to make a remix. And.. whilst on Colbert Nation.. gettin ready to collect audio samples.. I noticed this site and challenge thingy.
Soooo... yesh. I'll have one up soon prolly. =D
January 11, 2009
He left himself just too wide open...
January 11, 2009
LET'S DO THIS!!!!!!!!
January 11, 2009
This is funny because the entire concept of the conversation of modifying copyright restrictions on art runs counter to the fact that you must have some sort of blessing from viacom to proceed with this, I hope, because I really like Indabamusic.
January 10, 2009
D C C. - Not necessarily...Lessig advocates a spectrum of copyrights on music from from "All Rights Reserved" to "Some Rights Reserved." This gives the creator of the material more power to determine how people use the material. For instance, I may want to put up a song that gives people permission to remix it as long as it is not exploited commercially to give myself more exposure - a Creative Commons would let you do this. The basic idea is more flexibility for the creators of content - check out more at http://www.creativecommons.com - In almost all cases, the artist still gets paid for any commercial exploitation of their music.
January 10, 2009
Wouldn't this like totally circumvent the original artist from getting paid? Don't think this is in the artist best interest in the long run... Right now, they can do re-mix, they just have to pay for it. Don't you want to get paid?
January 10, 2009
sweeeet... I am going to make the most super-illegal-est mix ever!!!
January 09, 2009
oh... it's on.
i may not know one god damned thing about remixing, but i'm going to get a demo of ableton live and tear it up.
January 09, 2009
Ah! Fantastic! Looking forward to this.
January 09, 2009
[laugh] Oh, Mr. Colbert. What hast thou wrought?
January 09, 2009
This is so exciting to me. I loved the show last night!
January 09, 2009
Hahahahaaaa,this is funny !!! And WOW it s a Session :-) Nothing to win :-) Only experience :-) INTERESTED...............VERY VERY INTERESTED !