download this and it will either cause you much joy and laughter, or you will want to shed tears of pain. in either event, you will never be able to hear "you're the one that i want," the song from "grease," without imagining snoop dogg singing "na na na na na" in the background.
mashups have been around for a while, but the web sites that host them come and go as quickly as cease and desist letters are written.
what i don't understand is why record labels choose to pursue injunctions rather than demanding licensing fees. in the first instance, the creative work is squelched, no audience hears it, no one gets paid, and therefore no one benefits. in the second instance, the audience can still hear the creative work, yet the money is going to the rightful owners, so at least some people benefit.
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