I’m going to bring a little get-off-my-lawn energy to this.
There’s a big difference between creating new value from existing IP and creating new foundational IP. A remix can contain original, protectable expression, but it doesn’t somehow sever itself from the work it depends on.
That distinction gets even more important as the argument moves from sampling to UGC to generative AI. “Remix-friendly” can be a very good business model. But it still requires someone to decide what can be used, on what terms, and who participates in the economics.
So yes, DJ culture offers a useful precedent for extending IP. I’m less convinced it offers a playbook for redefining it.
I’m going to bring a little get-off-my-lawn energy to this.
There’s a big difference between creating new value from existing IP and creating new foundational IP. A remix can contain original, protectable expression, but it doesn’t somehow sever itself from the work it depends on.
That distinction gets even more important as the argument moves from sampling to UGC to generative AI. “Remix-friendly” can be a very good business model. But it still requires someone to decide what can be used, on what terms, and who participates in the economics.
So yes, DJ culture offers a useful precedent for extending IP. I’m less convinced it offers a playbook for redefining it.