The video is in two parts; be sure to see both. A transcript of the speech can be found below the window for Part II.
Worth watching.
http://www.princeton.edu/WebMedia/lectures/
Once at the Princeton site, you may choose to:
scroll down to February 20, 2003
or
Use your browser to search the page for "creative"
These videos provide a fine case study of how creativity is grounded in existing material; they exemplify the issue about which Lawrence Lessig has been talking for some time.
Music video of Sabotage by the Beastie Boys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5rRZdiu1UE
A derivative
video of Sabotage titled Galactica
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoQ0bqsJSJ8
A
side-by-side comparison of the two that makes the
creative move all the more impressive:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twWd1L4fmTI
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