Insanely original

Ok, I saw this video today and it’s insanely original… well, it is insane no matter how you look at it. Another fine example of a highly derivative work that is creative and original (though it does have a lot in common with Monty Python’s Flying Circus). Click here to go directly to YouTube.

Ok, so the video has been quickly removed :(

I wonder whether this is the doing of the automatic copyrighted content recognition and removal system I heard YouTube has installed. I also wonder what will happen to fair use if one day copyright enforcement will become perfectly automated and unbreakable.

Copy. Right?

This video is amazing, probably the most entertaining way of learning about the negative effects of excessive copyright restrictions, but also about the defense provided by fair use. Sure, good arguments can be made in support of copyright, but hey, this is more fun. And creative, even if it is a strictly derivative work. If the embedded video does not work, click here to go to YouTube.

Can you spell “mashup”?

Ok, this is not so new anymore, but I still love it. Erik Kastner has done some magic with PHP and Javascript and has built a nice little web app whereby you can enter a text string and it will pull a random flickr photo for each letter. Nice! I’m trying to remember who said that re-using other people’s work isn’t creative. Go play with “spell with flickr“.