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ccSalon - now in South Africa!
Daniela Faris · Johannesburg (South Africa) · 25/8/2006 12:34 · 24 votes
Remix. Sample. Mash up. Reconstruct. Reformulate. Remake. Reproduce. Reshuffle. Transform. Recreate. Modify. Reassemble. Revamp. Rejuvenate.
These are the words that make corporate copyright protectors shudder and free culture creators grin with glee.
The 'remix' has become one of the most powerful tools of the digital age. But the legal barriers to taking an established image or concept and mixing it up for a fresh take have become a hurdle for creativity - leaving those with the most power and wealth the only ones who are able to take the legal risk. Enter Creative Commons, which provides a set of legal licenses that allows creators to willing to share their works for remixing use by creative communities around the world.
'Remix Nation' is the title of the first ccSalon in Johannesburg. It's about celebrating cultural pioneers in South Africa who are pushing the boundaries of the digital world and recognising how important legal remixing is to building a vibrant creative industry in South Africa. iCommons.org has reported on the ccSalons being held around the world; from San Francisco to Seoul - and now in Joburg. The salon is a chance for digital artists, free culturists, musicians and creators to get together to chat about what's new on the digital commons front, to share information on where to find material they can legally remix, and to learn about how to incorporate Creative Commons copyright licences into theirs works.
Presentations at the event include multi-media artist Nathaniel Stern, who will be showing and discussing his remix work from his attendance at the iCommons Summit in Brazil; the dynamic duo, MtKidu, who will be presenting their live beat construct and visual manipulation show; and DJ, producer and sound designer, Richard tha IIIrd, who will be discussing, demonstrating and playing his own brand of South African mashups. Also, bring your USB Flash Disk along as content will be made available by the presenters to be downloaded for your remixing enjoyment.
If you are in the Johannesburg area, join us for a glass of wine at 6.30pm on Thursday 31 August at the Gordart Gallery, Melville and experience some of the sights and sounds of Jozi's pioneering musicians, digital artists and free culture activists who are making the commons work for them.
These are the words that make corporate copyright protectors shudder and free culture creators grin with glee.
The 'remix' has become one of the most powerful tools of the digital age. But the legal barriers to taking an established image or concept and mixing it up for a fresh take have become a hurdle for creativity - leaving those with the most power and wealth the only ones who are able to take the legal risk. Enter Creative Commons, which provides a set of legal licenses that allows creators to willing to share their works for remixing use by creative communities around the world.
'Remix Nation' is the title of the first ccSalon in Johannesburg. It's about celebrating cultural pioneers in South Africa who are pushing the boundaries of the digital world and recognising how important legal remixing is to building a vibrant creative industry in South Africa. iCommons.org has reported on the ccSalons being held around the world; from San Francisco to Seoul - and now in Joburg. The salon is a chance for digital artists, free culturists, musicians and creators to get together to chat about what's new on the digital commons front, to share information on where to find material they can legally remix, and to learn about how to incorporate Creative Commons copyright licences into theirs works.
Presentations at the event include multi-media artist Nathaniel Stern, who will be showing and discussing his remix work from his attendance at the iCommons Summit in Brazil; the dynamic duo, MtKidu, who will be presenting their live beat construct and visual manipulation show; and DJ, producer and sound designer, Richard tha IIIrd, who will be discussing, demonstrating and playing his own brand of South African mashups. Also, bring your USB Flash Disk along as content will be made available by the presenters to be downloaded for your remixing enjoyment.
If you are in the Johannesburg area, join us for a glass of wine at 6.30pm on Thursday 31 August at the Gordart Gallery, Melville and experience some of the sights and sounds of Jozi's pioneering musicians, digital artists and free culture activists who are making the commons work for them.
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