Reuse, Misuse, Abuse: The Ethics of Audiovisual Appropriation in the Digital Era

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Synopsis
In contemporary culture, existing audiovisual recordings are constantly reused and repurposed for various ends, raising questions regarding the ethics of such appropriations, particularly when the recording depicts actual people and events. Every reuse of a preexisting recording is, on some level, a misuse in that it was not intended or at least anticipated by the original maker, but not all misuses are necessarily unethical. In fact, there are many instances of productive misuse that seem justified. At the same time, there are other instances in which the misuse shades into abuse. Documentary scholars have long engaged with the question of the ethical responsibility of documentary makers in relation to their subjects. But what happens when this responsibility is set at a remove, when the recording already exists for the taking and repurposing? Reuse, Misuse and Abuse surveys a range of contemporary films and videos that appropriate preexisting footage and attempts to theorize their ethical implications.
Copyright:
2021

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
232 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780813599281
Related ISBNs:
9780813599267, 9780813599274
Publisher:
Rutgers University Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Jaimie Baron
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Communication, Philosophy
Grade Levels:
College Freshman
Reading Age:
18 and up
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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