RiP: A Remix Manifesto
In RiP: A Remix Manifesto, web activist and filmmaker Brett Gaylor explores issues of copyright in the information age, mashing up the media landscape of the 20th century and shattering the wall between users and producers. The film's central protagonist is Girl Talk, a mash-up musician topping the charts with his sample-based songs. But is Girl Talk a paragon of people power or the Pied Piper of piracy? Creative Commons founder, Lawrence Lessig, Brazil's Minister of Culture Gilberto Gil and pop culture critic Cory Doctorow are also along for the ride. A participatory media experiment, from day one, Brett shares his raw footage at opensourcecinema.org, for anyone to remix. This movie-as-mash-up method allows these remixes to become an integral part of the film. With RiP: A Remix Manifesto, Gaylor and Girl Talk sound an urgent alarm and draw the lines of battle. Which side of the ideas war are you on?
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Rip! - SadDadDancing
Those looking for a documentary should be wise to re-read the title; it's a manifesto. While this is semantics, it is important to know as to why they are not presenting a different viewpoint. Plus, it is nice to actually see a different viewpoint to pirate culture, rather than "stealing = bad!" Also, it is incredibly difficult to properly rate this properly, but I do highly recommend watching this.Very interesting, if a little one-sided. - KeithTalent
An interesting documentary on copyright and intellectual property, that unfortunately is pretty much completely one-sided and self-serving. That does not make it less interesting, it just seems to be a missed opportunity and makes me downgrade the film a bit. The doc stems from the filmmaker's interest in a guy/artis named Girl Talk, who essentially mashes together a bunch of popular songs into a new piece of music. It delves into the legality of all that and the various areas of IP and copyright and how they came to be and are being used, or not, throughout the world (it's pretty US-centric though) since that is where it is the biggest issue. Anyway, it is very well presented and interesting, I just wish he would have taken a bit more time to show a counter-argument. You can watch the whole thing on Youtube if you are interested.Great Documentary!!! - jesstay
This documentary was one of the best I've ever seen. It is well put together, creative, entertaining, and it never drags on like some documentaries are prone to doing. If you liked Supersize Me, you will like this.
I recommended this movie to my boyfriend (22) and my parents (60 and 62). I think all ages will be able to get something out of this movie.
Keep in mind that the point of view is politically left leaning, so don't judge it if it doesn't match up with your politics. Appreciate it for what it is: a movie with a different perspective towards copyright.
If you enjoy music, this will interest you as well since it focuses on one of the biggest disputes in the music industry. I think it does a good job illustrating what is at stake for both sides as well as what the history is.
Originally, I watched sections of this movie in my Media, Culture, and Society class, so if you are more intellectually minded, you can also appreciate it on a level of cultural study.
Great! The best movie I've rented off of Zip.ca so far.
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Rip! - SadDadDancing
Those looking for a documentary should be wise to re-read the title; it's a manifesto. While this is semantics, it is important to know as to why they are not presenting a different viewpoint. Plus, it is nice to actually see a different viewpoint to pirate ...Very interesting, if a little one-sided. - KeithTalent
An interesting documentary on copyright and intellectual property, that unfortunately is pretty much completely one-sided and self-serving. That does not make it less interesting, it just seems to be a missed opportunity and makes me downgrade the film a bit. ...Great Documentary!!! - jesstay
This documentary was one of the best I've ever seen. It is well put together, creative, entertaining, and it never drags on like some documentaries are prone to doing. If you liked Supersize Me, you will like this.
I recommended this movie to my boyfriend ...