Lessig states that "every single use of culture produces a copy." In that case, we are all trespassers. The shift of our society to a more digital world is what makes it impossible to distinguish between what is original and what is a copy. I appreciate what he had to say about the read-write culture being revived by the increasing use of the internet. The internet allows media and culture to be shared faster and more broadly than ever before, which is something I have taken complete advantage of. However, I find this whole topic hard to debate just because it is so inconclusive. Most things are copies of something else, and there's really know way to pinpoint the source of "creativity."
I haven't quite finished Exit Through the Gift Shop, but the essay by Walter Benjamin was intriguing. I specifically liked his discussion of the reaction people have toward art and how mechanical reproduction can have a great effect. It's strange to think that the way in which a painting or another piece of art reaches a person can have such a great effect on how they view and react to it. For me, thinking about the discrepancy between artist's perception of what they're trying to capture and what they end up conveying to an audience is extremely significant and it does have a great deal to do with the mode of art (the difference between a canvas of a painting and a film).
I feel that instead of taking away from what pieces of art have to offer, replicas, copies and remixes can add meaning to the original work.
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