[Ed. note: I will not call this feature "The Obscure YouTube Video Spotlight" because by the time a YouTube video comes to my attention, it has been seen by at least 100,000 other people first.]
Lawrence Lessig is the author of Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy. He argues that copyright law no longer suits the needs of the digital age, and should be modified to allow creative re-purposing of copyrighted work. While making his case (and selling his book) on The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert invited viewers to remix the interview. With some great dance beats.
Okay, got the idea? Good. Angry that I thought you needed to have this crazy idea of a "re-mix" explained to you? Complain about it on your own blog, joem!
The remixed video I really want to share is a mash-up of Lil' Jon and Lazy Town, a children's television show from Iceland.
Now you will suffer with this song in your head all day, just as I have! HAHA YOU FOOLS!
I wonder if anyone would be surprised that Lazy Town is one of my favorite shows. It has all the elements.
In a completely unrelated coincidence, yesterday i found Lawrence Lessig's related book Free Culture on top of a stack of liberals' books sitting out for garbage collection (including The World is Flat in hardcover).
