As technological advances and social shifts change what it means to "own" what we create, mediamakers around the world are wondering how we know who owns what. Staking a claim on rights to an image, a lyric, a performance or even a likeness can generate dozens of opinions of right and wrong. Duplicates, derivatives, and Digital Rights Management practices leave many of us wondering how the circulation of ideas and images will be transformed in the 21st century.

Questions To Think About When You Reply:

• How will the central idea of ownership change as remixing becomes more prevalent and more and more video is made available online? How will creators make money?
• As media distributors begin to realize that all which is locked can be unlocked, will Digital Rights Management technologies evolve or disappear ?
• Will fair use education become a part of media literacy?
• With more ways to self-distribute and create content, will creators have more leverage in negotiating licensing deals with media corporations?
• How will media corporations look in 2019?
• Is a Creative Commons-like copyright scheme really a long-term solution that could be codified for global use?
• How will the DMCA change by 2019?