Joseph Singh
Jonah Brucker Cohen
MCS
May 3, 2018
How are mashups posing a potential threat to copyright laws online?
I my opinion I feel like big names companies do the same thing. Air go, they are the root of the problem. Us as unprofessional photographers and producers, we use what ever resources are possible because we need to work with what we have. On the other hand, big name companies, the ones who produce professional content for us consumers, and they are doing the same thing. So what is the difference you may ask? The difference is we get criticized or copyright shamed because we are working with what we have . Maybe it’s because or audiences or platforms are different, what what ever the case is, we must get equal treatment.
And mashups are posing a potential threat to copyright laws online because people are using content they do not own and trying to make a profit off of it. Not only is it illegal, it isn’t fair. You shouldn’t expect to get a financial gain or level up off of someone else’s come up. On the other hand, mash ups show some signs of grit and originality because they have to canvas for material and chop it up so it can be correctly projected in their videos. With that being said, I feel like creativity isn’t a reason for someone trying to free load off of someone else. I think to shy away from copyrighting issues we should create system where you could pay it even just as to use someone’s content. I think That will destroy any issues with copyrighting if you ask me.
