So far...

My project so far is starting to refine itself and is therefore becoming more of a project then just a topic or idea. What initially started out as just a rough concept is evolving into something more measurable and traceable. I have been having a bit of difficulty finding articles that relate to my topic simply because it is such a specific concept. Due to this inevitability I have resorted to finding articles on a broader spectrum which can be practically applied to my project. For example searching for article about the development of subcultures on the Internet instead of just finding articles discussing the whitewater culture and the progress it has made.

Project Summary

At this point my project topic is the evolution of subcultures on the internet (for example the whitewater culture) has led to the development of a mass amount of multimedia authors. The issues that are brought up by this might include issues with ownership of photos, videos, and articles. Another issue could potentially be the idea that with the development of these cultures they are expanding and networking on a global scale, providing information and personal connections. I think that everything that is coming from this development is very beneficial and is essentially building a stronger community, both globally and locally.

Final Trailer: a different perspective

Here is the final trailer. I tried putting it on youtube first, but because I had music that wasnt found in their database they wouldnt allow me to use sound. So instead I uploaded it through blogger. Let me know what ya think.

Author without a ship

The term author is being used daily on a broader scale. People who write blogs are authors; people who take photographs are authors, people who make videos… and so on. It is interesting to consider just how much this word means to some people. If you were to take a picture and someone else used it for a class project would that mean you weren't the author? I took Music of Africa as a class last spring and it made some interesting points about authorship. Similar to what Lessig states, most cultures in Africa didn't have a written form of language for hundreds of years, so they would pass on their songs, stories, and laws through oral tradition. This may be hard for many Americans to comprehend a lack of ownership within their culture. But, you must ask yourself: how can you own something that is not tangible? The idea that we are evolving into a free culture is magnificent. America was founded on the idea that in this country we can be free, so why not allow our authors to be free in the sense that they can use any means necessary to make art, literature, film and so on.

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