Everything is a remix

Is creativity really based upon copying? This video makes you believe so! I believe it makes a strong point and that we shouldn’t forget that we always make use of the work of others.

 

This is the TED talk related to the video. In the talk Kirby Ferguson is arguing that everything around us is a remix, meaning that we all get inspired by the world around us, transform it and then build new things. But should we be trying to patent everything, like a slide to unlock function on a smartphone, or should we embrace the remixing and let innovation flourish?

http://www.ted.com/talks/view/lang/nl//id/1535