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_Assembled_ is the key word here, because what we're getting into is,
to coin (ha) a term, _Metamusic_. It is music (or at least an audio art-
work) that "describes" another (or many) works. Negativland's _U2_ song
is made possible by piecing together parts of other songs and audio...
it would not exist had they not had a recording of Casey swearing or of
U2's song. Like building a crane out of an erector set, Negativland pieced
together all these recordings plus some original recordings of their own
to create Frankenstein's Monster... made from nuts and bolts produced by
a factory (what an apt analogy...) but brought to life by someone else.
But perhaps the nuts and bolts aren't the right part for the analogy, so
much is the brain. The final product -- monster or music -- is made
possible because it uses parts from a different, fully-functional, self-
contained product. It's plagiarism -- but very SKILLFUL plagiarism.

Mark T Gunderson <mgunders-at-magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Thu, 10 Dec 92 16:11:55 EST

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