#3 MASHUPS AND TING.

For this post, I'll be talking about mashups and copyright law. Mashups are like taking two or more songs and mixing them up to make one big baby song. More often than not you'll find yourself enjoying the mahsup of songs more than you enjoyed the individual songs in the first place. I'm going to use a mashup of Jay Z vs. The Beatles to answer a few question about copyright and mashups.

Questions:
1. What is this mashup trying to communicate? Is it technical experiment, social or political commentary, a comedic parody, or an abstract work of media art?
2. Did its creator follow or break copyright laws in its production?
3. Do you think that mashup like this requires copyright permission? Why or why not.


Answers:
1. I think this mashup is trying to communicate a technical experiment. The creator of the song, Dj Danger Mouse, experimented using rock instrumentals with rap lyrics. The mix of genres  worked very effectively to make a great mashup.
2. I think the creator may have broken a few of the copyright laws in this video. Only because the Dj used footage from The Beatles' concert's as well as Jay Z's. Although he did edit the video a lot, he sort of made it his own with all the effects and edits.
3. Yeah, I think this video requires copyright permission for the use of the concert footage, without it the companies who look after the Beatles' may charge the Dj for copyright infringement. 


Video:
The Grey Video- Jay Z vs. The Beatles: