On Nick Briz
Mr. Briz's series on glitch art, digital literacy, and copyright highlights how using software for incorrect applications is more than a "haha funni picture much lolz" kind of interaction. While it can seem that glitch art is an instance of a "haha funni picture much lolz" situation, Briz shows that it can be a form of resistance against the rigid and uncompromising format of modern software and technology. If you don't use a software in the intended way, well then you are met with errors and crashes. a rather simple way of going around these limitations is to be digitally literate about the basic functions of the digital world like file extensions and what program can edit or read a certain extension. this then can go into a long rant about how the different extensions show what kind of philosophy the creator of the extension follows or ,more accurately, who payed the creator to make it. this then can nicely tie into the absurd world of copyright law and how the Walt Disney company destroyed the public domain so that they would have purpetual and never ending control over the "intellectual property" rights to our favorite cartoon rat: Mickey Mouse.
(I'm not joking, Mickey Mouse's success is the entire reason modern American copyright law is a neverending hell of corporate b******t.)
I appreciate your colorful writing! I also get a sense for the depth of your thinking on these issues, as well as your comprehension. In the future, however, try to use more references to the assigned resources in order to structure and solidify your points. Your mention of extensions, for instance, seems to reference the hidden politics of these digital systems (way more entrenched and influential than technological advancements throughout history prior to the Information Age!). Herein lies the severity and importance that Briz brings to the topic—that practices of glitch are ways of empowering consumers and producers of digital media to challenge systems that increasingly influence the flow of information, our modes of communication, and our forms of expression. While the product of glitches might not always be compelling, the practice can open up lots of doors in our thinking and understanding of digital media.
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