Journal 6

Journal 6

Arola’s bare repetition is basically using something and not making any drastic changes. One example that comes to mind is my friend and her mom. My friend Catherine’s grandmother and mother are very musically inclined and used to write her own songs. There was one song in particular that her grandma used to sing to her mother when she was growing up. Ever since Catherine was born, her mom has sung the song to her that her mother once sang to her. This is bare repetition because she is not adding or taking anything away from this song. An ethical assemblage adds a little something to the original thing. An example of this would be seeing a Facebook video and then sharing it on your own page with additional comments about what you think or like about it. This is considered an ethical assemblage because in this scenario, it is adding comments to the original thing and it is changed. It is the work, but someone’s own work is also included with it. I think this affects how the audience perceives this because there are different levels of credibility depending on whom it is coming from.

            I think assemblages that have the potential to be harmful should definitely be watched closely. If the assemblage is present in a very public place, it should be taken care of because that can be very easily spread and seen. I think Fair Use does do things to ensure that assemblages do more than create bare repetition because it enforces that nobody else can copyright your ideas. It makes sure that nobody else can take credit for all of your hard work and ideas. I think that circulation can affect an assemblages’ ethical status because it is being shared all over which already gives it new meaning and it is easy to see the work. Circulation makes authors more aware of Fair Use.