After watching "RiP!: A Remix Manifesto" I have to agree almost entirely with the point of view that the film maker had. I think this intense need to try to hold on to and hold everything is a losing battle. Art shouldn't be something you can control and regulate to the point that people are afraid to draw inspiration from something because they're afraid they'll be sued.
It really seems like these huge companies should have something better to worry about than "Someone remixed a song.....get them." I hope all bands go the route that Radiohead went when they released "In Rainbows" over the internet and gave permission for people to remix it however they please. I also got a kick out of the fact that when the record company tried to sue someone for making remixes, Radiohead themselves stepped in to tell them to leave the person alone. As digital distribution becomes more prevalent I think we'll see less and less legal protection of music. I don't think this will be too bad though since it's the artists that decide how they want their music used.
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