Remixing Colbert

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We'd like to join the EFF, Cory Doctorow, and others in applauding Lawrence Lessig's appearance on the Stephen Colbert show on Thursday Jan 8, 2009 (watch the video at colbertnation.com). Lessig was there to promote his new book, Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy, and Colbert, in his sly way, noted that the remix economy was good for copyright holders, noting that, "When we have our green screen challenges, they [fans] do all the work and I get all the ad revenue." Colbert also issued a kind of reverse-language remix challenge to his fans:

Colbert: Nobody should take my work and do anything with it that is not approved! Ever ever never ever take anything of mine and remix it! For instance, I will be very angry and possibly litigious if anyone out there takes this interview right here and remixes it with some great dance beat. And it starts showing up in clubs across America.

Actually, there are already some great Colbert (and Colbert/Stewart) vids out there.

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