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Wow! My classmates had some very original and cool found letters. I particularly liked David and Erica's letters.  David's descriptions and letters were unique and quirky. I liked that he found letters that were much more difficult (like S) compared to the typical O and T. Erica's were from objects I could have used myself, such as headphones, but did not even think of! Also the way she took the picture, cropped it, and put it in black and white made it really easy to actually see the letter instead of having to look for it within the photograph. When discussing the past few classes, I liked Corey's take on the subject of Girl Talk. I completely agree with her and the fact that Gregg is creating a collage of music from the past. Although he is using other pieces, his work is still innovative and new. Payton's point on copyrights and infringement was interesting when she discussed Michael Jackson's dance moves. To audiences and fans alike, his moves seemed unique and strictly his own. Little did we all know some choreographer actually created them for him and was upset and MJ was getting all the credit. When does the copyrighting battle go too far? It seems like this will remain a difficult and somewhat unanswered question. On the other hand, Audra brought up a great point when comparing plagiarism to copyrighting. If we all think what Girl Talk is doing is allowable, then how come we have to cite so many sources in our papers and can not just copy and paste? But still, I think there is a fine line there. Gregg Gillis is not simply copy and pasting, he is reusing and creating.