A hilarious remix

Here's a link to a video mashup about a girl that has never seen the original Star Wars trilogy but is asked to explain the plot based on what she has learned of the series and bits that she has seen. It's absolutely hilarious and creative but loaded with copyright infringement.

After reading the final section of the "Networked Publics" book and the observation that artists do not "really 'create' anymore, they reorganize" by Bourriaud (pg 151) jumped into my head.

Have a look.

NIN/Trek Fan Video and Participatory Culture

Since we are reading about participatory culture and fan vids. I thought I'd share one of my personal favorites. As both a Nine Inch Nails and Star Trek fan, this really hits a special spot for me. 

In many ways it exemplifies a lot of the elements of participatory culture that Chapter 2 of Networked Cultures discusses. Specifically the paring, which is pulled from sexual tension found in the canon itself. It seems like one way fans can stick mainstream corporate production. Interestingly, the owners of the copyright frequently have big problems with parings their fans come up with. That said, this is a great song-vid.