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Intertwining of media cultures

For remix culture to survive, it must be shared and created by others. This is where participatory culture comes into play because consumers start participating by becoming contributors, especially the many teens growing up with these media cultures.[11] A book was published in 2013 by Henry Jenkins called "Reading in a Participatory Culture" which focuses on his technique of remixing the original story Moby-Dick to make it a new and fresh experience for students.[12][13] This form of teaching enforces the correlation between participatory and remix culture while highlighting its importance in evolving literature. Remix culture can be an integral part of education. Arguably, scholars are constantly remixing when they are analyzing and reporting on the work of others. One study examined the use of remixing among students when presenting learned information. For example, students will pull images, text, and other information from various original sources a place in a presentable format, such as a slide presentation, in order to demonstrate understanding of material reviewed. Since media culture consumers start to look at art and content as something that can be repurposed or recreated, they can become the producer.

In fact, according to an article from Popular Music and Society, the idea of remix culture has become a defining characteristic of modern day technology which has incorporated all forms of digital media where the consumers are also the producers.

Effects on artists Remix culture has created an environment that is nearly impossible for artists to have or own "original work".[14] Media and the internet have made art so public that it leaves the work up for other interpretations and, in return, remixing. A major example of this in the 21st century is the idea of memes. Once a meme is put into cyberspace it is automatically assumed that someone else can (come along and) remix the picture.[15] For example, the 1964 self-portrait created by artist Rene Magritte, "Le Fils De L'Homme", was remixed and recreated by street artist Ron English in his piece "Stereo Magritte".[16] (See Memes in "Reception and Impact") (Example of internet meme from Wikimedia Commons)

Reception and impact

In February 2010 Cato Institute's Julian Sanchez praised the remix activities for its social value, "for performing social realities" and remarked that copyright should be evaluated regarding the "level of control permitted to be exercised over our social realities". Memes have also become a form of political protest and dissent as well as tools used by everyday people as a form of a subversion of the power narrative. Author Apryl Williams asserts the meme and its effect on the Black Lives Matter movement as an example of the influence of this digital medium on raising awareness of issues as well as its ability to shift a narrative.

Kirby Ferguson's description of the creative process for all original ideas — copy, transform, and combine — presented in a 2012 TED talk.

According to Kirby Ferguson in his popular video series and TED talk, everything is a remix, and that all original material builds off of and remixes previously existing material. He argues if all intellectual property is influenced by other pieces of work, copyright laws would be unnecessary. Ferguson described that, the three key elements of creativity — copy, transform, and combine — are the building blocks of all original ideas; building on Pablo Picasso's famous quote "Good artists copy, great artists steal.".