Chapter 7 was something that hit home for me. Everything is a mash up, or mix up. I don’t remember exactly the words Mike used, but it was something along those lines. I have been saying for years that our own thoughts are not our own thoughts. We see, hear, touch so many things that we are bound to infringe on other people’s “ideas” or “thoughts”. I find it interesting that they say there is nothing original anymore. Take music for example. There is a trending music genre called “dubstep” going on right now. Some artists you may recognize are Skrillex, Nero, or maybe someone named Calvin Harris who is mainly dance music, but has recently did a mash up with Skrillex (which is dubstep). In my opinion this new genre is nothing I have ever heard before. Anyone can say well they just distorted other music, or took other music and made it sound different. I guess there is a fine line between good, original, and having ownership of something..I also thing that there is so much talent, and so much density in the music industry that plagiarism is going to be everywhere. Do I think it is on purpose? Not always. I do believe you can only strum a guitar so many ways before someone does it the same way. Just like in music you have similarities, and maybe even exact sounds, it isn’t necessarily plagiarism. There has to be some forgiveness in the world. Not everyone is out to take advantage of everyone else s work.

Devillez, Eric R. Thomas P. Dow, Michael S. McGuire, Troy A. Swanson. — Why White Rice