The Great Remix Debate

I give all of the credit for this podcast to my amazing students. They were the ones that kept a debate on intellectual property, remixing, and mash-ups going for nearly thirty minutes. They were the ones that came up with the amazing examples to support their points. They were also the ones to inspire many thoughts on creating rules for how we use content in the classroom. I am now convinced that each classroom of students should decide for themselves just what they want to be done with their content. Should teachers be able to use it for next year's class? Should teachers remix their content into more polished work? We need to be asking the students to come up with what their own boundaries for intellectual property are, and we need to be teaching them where the boundaries are drawn already. I have decided to split this podcast up into about 40 chapters because that is how many different ideas were thrown around (mostly by different students). I have attached each student's blog to the chapters in which they spoke. The one request I have is that you comment on this post and tell us which side won the debate. (Although, I'm sure my students wouldn't mind if you commented on some of their blog posts either.) 00:00:00: Introduction of Debate Yongesonne's Blog 00:01:32: Against 1: Giving credit and making money Silver Lining's blog 00:02:50: Pro 1: Remix means new thought Hockey90's blog 00:03:28: Against 2: New content is new thought Moose's blog 00:04:08: Pro 2: Building upon an idea is valuable Nextmj1's blog 00:04:55: Against 3: Permission means remix ability Denalirott53's blog 00:05:43: Pro 3: Art for art's sake Dancingintherain's blog 00:06:31: Against 4: Profit, Author choice, and Talent C4d1ll4c's blog 00:07:20: Pro 4: Artist vs. Producer Ferrari49's blog 00:08:15: Against 5: Who owns the art? Helamanswarrior100's blog 00:09:56: Pro 5: Remix happens no matter what Sanje86's blog 00:10:55: Against 6: Who does a remix benefit? Goldenluckycharm12's blog 00:11:45: Pro 6: Listener's choice and Profit Hellomynameisbill77's blog 00:12:14: Against 7: Remixing as disrespect Sandyanteater's Blog 00:12:46: Pro 7: Remix as improvement Ismellpretzels's blog 00:13:23: Against 8: Long-term effects of remix Snowboardinghockeyplayer3's blog 00:14:03: Pro 8: Remix as personalization Mrengland's blog 00:14:45: Against 9: New content vs. Remixed content Rbsmm743's blog 00:15:32: Pro 9: Remix as publicity Nextmj1's blog 00:16:29: Against 10: Artist ownership Puffinsaresosweet's blog 00:17:08: Pro 10: Remix as originality Bazookabubblegum's blog 00:17:47: Against 11: Losing artist intent in remix C4d1ll4c's blog 00:18:14: Pro 11: Remixing binders Rockinwithacdc12's blog 00:19:14: Against 12: Remix as changing context Denalirott53's blog 00:19:47: Against 13: Happy middle-ground Goldenluckycharm12's blog 00:20:39: Against 14: Artist rights Rubyredslippers' blog 00:21:10: Against 15: Artist responsibility to remix Snowboardinghockeyplayer3's blog 00:21:37: Against 16: Selfish remixes Moose's blog 00:22:01: Against 17: Losing work in remixes Roadrunner19937's blog 00:22:30: Pro 12: Remix as perfection Hellomynameisbill77's blog 00:23:05: Pro 13: Cars are remixes Ferrari49's blog 00:24:09: Pro 14: Remix as entertainment Mrengland's blog 00:24:48: Pro 15: Change is good Dancingintherain's blog 00:25:25: Pro 16: Knowing the originators Ismellpretzels' blog 00:25:49: Pro 17: Remix as connection Acdcrocks10's blog 00:26:29: Against 18: Original thought is perfection Denalirott53' blog 00:26:49: Against 19: Knowing all sources Sandyanteater's blog 00:27:10: Against 20: Remixing context Moose's Blog 00:27:56: Against 21: Personalization should stay personal Snowboardinghockeyplayer3's blog 00:28:08: Conclusion of Debate Podcast Blog