Everything is a Remix Part 4 (by Kirby Ferguson) Our system of law doesn’t acknowledge the derivative nature of creativity. Instead, ideas ...

posted on 17/02/2012 12:11

Everything is a Remix Part 4 (by Kirby Ferguson)

Our system of law doesn’t acknowledge the derivative nature of creativity. Instead, ideas are regarded as property, as unique and original lots with distinct boundaries. But ideas aren’t so tidy. They’re layered, they’re interwoven, they’re tangled. And when the system conflicts with the reality… the system starts to fail.