Don't call my name, don't call my name, Manifestoooooo.

"If remix is a crime, then we have a whole generation of criminals."

I loved this movie because it brought up a bunch of stuff that I'd only ever really been peripherally aware of before.  I'd heard vague things about how awful the RIAA is and how they were suing old people and kids for having songs illegally downloaded on their computers, but I'd never seen it all put out in the open before.  It made me feel all activist-y, like I wanted to start a fire or something. 

I know it sucks that people are stealing entire movies and albums and stuff, but I think it's ridiculous to counteract that by deleting millions of YouTube videos for copyright infringement just because they're using 30 seconds of a movie released 40 years ago.  Especially with the new-ish software that just scans and deletes videos for copyright infringement without being able to tell whether they're an entire movie or a clever remix.  Lots of really interesting, unique, wonderful stuff is being censored because these companies care more about money than art.  If thinking that's a ridiculous world to live in makes us criminals, then let us be criminals.

Random thoughts:

• Portuguese is a beautiful-sounding language even when they're talking about cannibalism.
• "You're a talented guy.  Why do you feel the need to take your pants off?"
• Cory Doctorow makes more than one reference to genitals in this video.
• I know the whole Napster thing happened like a decade ago, but I'm not done being disgusted by Lars Ulrich.  That ass.
• Girl Talk likes to crowd surf more than anyone I've ever seen. I guess when your entire act consists of hitting the "play" button on your laptop, you need to do something to fill the time.
• "We will send you a form and you can implicate your child." Good Lord.