The development of new media allows users to do countless new
things on the internet. With this, individuals can convey their creativity in various
ways. The article “Disney Tolerates a Rap Parody of its Critters. But Why?” by Brooks
Barnes discusses how Disney handles a situation where Youtube users edited a
mash-up video of Soulja Boy’s “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” with the characters of
Winnie the Pooh. Disney is very strict when it comes to its copyright views and
feels that any unauthorized use of Disney property is stealing. Although this
is true, Disney did not pursue any legal actions being that mash-up videos are
considered parodies which means that they are protected under copyright law. This
article shows that individuals use of new media is creative being that they can
make such unique content along with the idea that this creativity is protected.
Claire Cain’s article “Twitter Serves
up Ideas from Its Followers” explores how Twitter has changed over time to adapt
to its users. As individuals have used the social networking site over time,
ideas and trends are developed. As these ideas catch on, Twitter takes them
into consideration and works on developing them into new features. This shows that
twitter truly values its users creative ideas and implements them into the
network so that the users can continue to express their creativity.
References:
Disney Tolerates a Rap Parody of Its Critters. But Why? The
New York Times, September 24, 2007
Twitter Serves Up Ideas From Its Followers by CLAIRE CAIN
MILLER, the New York Times, October 26, 2009.
There are many mashup applications so that people can entertain themselves or other people. Also, people now can collaborate each other in singing (MTV) with a single app such as Smule. I have seen collaborations between original singers and their fans through the app. It is really a good opportunity for talented people.
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