RIP: A Remix Manifesto is an open source documentary about copyright and remix culture. Created over a period of six years, the film features the collaborative remix work of hundreds of people who have contributed to this website, helping to create the world’s first open source documentary.
Larry Lessig:
“Corporations are completely taking over our culture and telling us that we can only consume it. We are saying no! We want to actually create with it, respond to it, take it and mutilate it, cut it up … There is no way to kill this technology, you can only criminalize its use. If this is a crime, we have a whole generation of criminals”
They want you to help make this film. You can do this in several ways. Go to Open Source Cinema to find out how to remix footage, add your own stuff and see what others are doing. You can also help create the soundtrack for the film at CC Mixter.
Even if you’re not tech savvy, there are ways for you to participate: by commenting on the video blog or making your voice heard at one of the many public screenings.
From the film. Chapter 2: Copyright vs Copyleft
A remixers manifesto
- Culture always builds on the past
- The past always tries to control the future
- Our Future is becoming less free
- To build free societies, you must limit control of the past
RIP Blog. RIP Facebook. RIP Twitter. RIP Website. RIP Copyright.
You may also want to check out:
Tracey Refragmented open-source/film re-mixing
TED TALK Larry Lessig: How creativity is being strangled by the law.
CreativeCommons.org mark your work with the freedoms you want it to carry.
Wiki Media Commons A database of freely usable media files.
Internet Archive: A digital library of cultural artifacts
Q [Listen] CBC, Jian Gomeshi
Search Engine [Listen] CBC Podcast “… you HAVE to go see.”
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March 7th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Remix and Mashups have been criminalized. If this is a crime, we have a whole generation of criminals http://bit.ly/XikZB
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March 7th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
I hadn’t read the remixers manifesto before, and I really like it. My worry is that some people will be afraid of “free societies” idea and think that it means welcoming anarchy.
Also, I love how in that shot of the kids on the dance floor from Chapter 2, one of them is wearing a Palms Out Sounds t-shirt. Everyone loves a remix.
March 7th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
RIP: A Remix Manifesto : An open source documentary about copyright and remix culture http://tinyurl.com/cgxzu6
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March 8th, 2009 at 9:59 am
radical trust: RIP A Remix Manifesto – worth a watch! http://tinyurl.com/b8vdu5
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March 8th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
[...] radical trust: RIP A Remix Manifesto – worth a watch! RIP: A Remix Manifesto is an open source documentary about copyright and remix culture. Created over a period of six years, the film features the collaborative remix work of hundreds of people who have contributed to this website, helping to create the world’s first open source documentary. (tags: copyright documentary) [...]
March 9th, 2009 at 8:38 am
I’ve seen this documentary on a festival in Amsterdam, but I want to see it again en show it to others. Does anyone know where I can find the full documentary (not only the trailer)?
March 9th, 2009 at 11:06 am
There are several torrents of this film available. Have a poke around, you will find them.
cheers
collin
March 10th, 2009 at 9:25 am
@CollinDouma Thanks! Glad u liked my post on copyright & remix culture http://bit.ly/F0uAr – your post got me thinking: http://bit.ly/YL7f2
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March 10th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Hey Guys
They are playing this at Ryerson on Thursday night for free. Hoping to catch it after work. The movie looks good.
March 13th, 2009 at 8:51 am
Show Times
Montreal times:
AMC FORUM (original English): 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:25, 9:50 daily
CINEMA DU PARC (w/ french subtitles): 5:15 pm & 9:15 pm daily
Toronto times:
THE ROYAL: Fri: 7:00, 9:30 Sat: 4:30, 7:00, 9:15 Sun: 4:30, 7:00, 9:00 Mon, Tue, Wed: 7:00, 9:00
AMC YONGE DUNDAS :Fri: 2:45, 5:20, 7:55, 10:35 Sat, Sun: 12:10, 2:45, 5:20, 7:55, 10:35 Mon, Tue, Wed: 2:45, 5:20, 7:55, 10:35
U.S. Premiere:
South By Southwest Festival: 9:30 PM, Sunday March 15th – Austin Convention Ctr 6:30 PM, Thursday March 19th – Alamo Ritz 1 12:00 PM, Saturday March 21st – Alamo Ritz 1
Vancouver begins March 20th
March 14th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
Read the remixers manifesto in the battle of copyright vs copyleft: http://tinyurl.com/b8vdu5
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March 19th, 2009 at 10:09 pm
@remixmanifesto not sure if you caught this… http://bit.ly/XikZB
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