As a person who lives in a generation of remixes, my opinion is that it is perfectly acceptable to take information from different sources and incorporating that information into one's own creation, as long as a great part of that creation is not identical to the original source. Just as we have discussed in class, knowledge is never "original", since knowledge runs adjacent to experience, and experience is accumulated through one's interaction with the rest of the world. For example, there would be no calculus without the invention of the pythagorean theorem.
What I believe is the main problem of this certain topic is that both parties are still alive and in the same business. Therefore, due to competition of sales and popularity, certain companies and private owners have stood up against the situation, making accusations and establishing heavy fines in order to protect their own net income. What they should know is, though, with the existence and accessibility of the internet these days, what they do is essentially a futile attempt as a whole. Yes, they may be able to catch and fine one ripper, but there are still thousands more who remain anonymous and, in a way, untraceable.
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