Lawrence Lessig and the Read/Write Culture

Later on in the quarter when we examine the roles of the audience in performance, we will be reading a chapter of Lawrence Lessig's book, Remix. Here he is talking about how technology has fundamentally changed the way that an audience functions within our culture; since the Digital Revolution, audiences no longer just "read" (or receive), they read/write - meaning they participate and actively try to change the discussion. Watch the beginning to get the context of Sousa, and then 7:19-12:52