I have two short assignment for (engl 113b)

1st assignment.

-Moodle responses are a mandatory and important part of the class. I not only expect you to respond to my questions with thoughful and lengthy (at least 1 paragraph) responses to my questions. For this Moodle response you will respond to the video Copyright Criminals that we watched in class. If you want to rewatch the documentary here is a link to watch it free online http://vimeo.com/9958864

-Question to Respond to: Copyright Criminals demonstrates the many intricate and complicated parts of sampling others work to create new music. In your opinion is it possible to continue to create new culture while restricting use? Artists deserve to be paid for the efforts, but at what point does the artist owe it to culture to release their control over thier art?.

2nd assignment.

-Moodle responses are a mandatory and important part of the class. I not only expect you to respond to my questions with thoughful and lengthy (at least 1 paragraph) responses to my questions. For this Moodle response you have just read pages 21-30 in your free to download book Free Culture.Lawrence Lessig Free Culture Book Download

-Question to Respond to: Many of Disney’s movies “added to the works of others before him, creating something out something just barely old” (Lessig 23). Disney used a lot of past works that were in the public domain. How are companies keeping culture from building upon such creators such as Disney with extended copyright limits on their intellectual properties? How do you see this as being problematic for future creativity in the sphere of entertainment? Does this concern you personally?