Mash-up Observation

     To me it was very interesting to read both the articles on "mash-up" artists and there songs. It was a interesting concept that was neat to hear about.

      I think there are two clear sides to the argument about weather mash-ups should be legal or they should not be allowed. In my opinion both sides have legitimate arguments. On one hand I think that they should be allowed because if they were not we would not be able to hear the music from people like Brian Burton who give unique spins to our favorite songs. It can be really neat to hear a fresh mix of or top songs. This is the upside to mash-ups; the down side is that in many cases it is illegal. This was seen when the beetles sued a DJ when he made a mash-up of one of their songs. We must have laws that respect artists work because they are the ones that came up with the track in the first place. I know that if i worked relentlessly on something then saw that somebody had taken my masterpiece and changed it slightly to sell for profit I would be irate. 

     The thing that we need to understand is that there are two sides to this argument and that we need to find a balance between the original artists and the creative DJs that change these songs around.