The Rise of the Plagiosphere by Edward Tenner
This was quite an interesting article that gave me more of an insight on what exactly our multimedia research is looking for. Both of these articles as well as many of the dingo posts have helped me to understand better what to be looking for in different areas of study.
I found it to be creative in the sense it went back to what "big technology" was in the 1960's. How a simple picture had such an impact on people and was viewed as the greatest technology, it is crazy how every aspect of everyday life has technology involved in some way or another. I think that these new spider movement tools are a chance to save our dying art of language. If operated correctly, it is definite that rates of plagiarism will drop dramatically. This is sort of that "big brother is watching" mindset - people tend to do the right thing when under the impression they are under surveillance.
The ecstasy of influence: A plagiarism
By Jonathan Lethem
This article was also interesting but on a different level than the previous article. I consider myself to be a fan of Bob Dylan but never really put together where all of his lyrics were coming from. I like the term used: appropriation for how his songs are formulated. If anything, I would think this makes his music even more of a cultural influence than it already is with the new knowledge of where everything comes from.
The example using The Simpsons episode was very clever and true indeed. As all three of those hit adult cartoons - Family Guy, South Park, and The Simpsons all mimic a current event that might be going on or spoofing a celebrity. South Park has even had an episode, one of my favorites, that spoofs on Family Guy but I would definitely not consider that to be plagiarism. These cartoons are simply their own view of different subjects.
