I like what you've said. I think I will quote you....

[munchkinluva]

I found the discussion from today's class particularly interesting, especially the topic of textual poaching. When I was reading the assignment for today's class, the first thing that popped up in my head was You Tube. We all know what You Tube is (especially since we did discuss that in class). It is interesting to think of taking a certain media

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[kstanley]

One question I want to ask, and I don't know if it makes much sense is: What about forums on like television network websites (like...the CW11)? Would this contribute to deterritorialization or is it just something that is controlled mainly by the network (since they bring up a specific question) and therefore not? I've haven't been on the CW11 board since they were the WB, but back in the day, those boards consisted of a bunch of posts like

Textual Poaching

[abacch02]

I do agree that sites which provide users the opportunity to broadcast their own content do indirectly lead to textual poaching and copyright infringement.

For example, on YouTube people post copyrighted content like a concert or a show of some kind before it is released to the general public and the Webmasters at YouTube must take them down. Certain entities prohibit their content from even being posted on YouTube in the first place such as Major League Baseball.

Sites like that which give people an avenue to display their own creativity to a seemingly infinite audience is not a cure-all for those who wish to see individuality triumph over massive corporate conglomerates.

"You can lead a horse to water......"

[nathifa_perez]

I like what you said about deterritorialization as far as the idea "that knowledge is free and accessible to anyone who wants it, you would think that the whole problem that textual poaching may bring up (copyright infringement, things of that nature) would be null. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem that way, especially that people like to keep control over what they have created or said." I know that if it was my work and I was the sole creator I wouldn't want people going around trying to change or "fix" my work to what they feel is better. But at the same time I don't think there is any harm in them making stupid clips or re- enacting somebodies work, so long as it was done out of fun or was not being used to make a profit.