Thinking about the information that computers/search engines have on us is kinda disturbing to me. The example with the Safeway grocery store brings light to how outside sources have so much information on us and what we like. They know what our preferences are and use that to suggest new items and therefore are able […]
Censorship is definitely something our society needs to have. However, the extent to what something is censored can get messy because of the basic rights we have in place. Such as freedom of speech. How far can someone go before their words are censored? The government should censor content if it has the potential to harm […]
I was very intrigued by all of the versions of “Watermelon Man”. It is pretty cool to think about how an individual can manipulate a piece of music/a sound to use it in their art. If used well, sampling can enhance a song, adding historical and political meaning to it. As long as the music flows […]
Stephen Witt’s book, “How Music Got Free”, brought to light how easy it was for people to steal music using technology. “…the Internet was made of people…Piracy was a social phenomenon…” (Witt p.3). It was the norm for people to steal music and everyone was involved from engineers to criminals according to Witt. Even Witt himself admitted […]
In class, it was argued that “Displacement is a major engine of cultural innovation and creativity.” I believe that this is very true, our music comes from so many different places and sampling is used more frequently than I would have thought. It is unbelievable how so many different artists pull from songs that already exist. […]
I find it very interesting how so many songs are based on songs in the past, or in other words use samples. I would have never known this was the case because I was never brought up listening to old music. Some may argue that using samples makes your song unoriginal, but I disagree. If […]
I don’t agree with the statement, “intellectual property is property- it does not matter who made it, it matters who owns it.” If you made something that was a piece of you, like a song which was your ideas that song should be recognized as yours forever. The argument with selling a house and then having to move out […]