In 2008, to celebrate the release of Lawrence Lessig's book, Bloomsbury Academic Press hosted a competition called Remix the Remixer. Entrants were asked to find a video, interview, or written work of Lessig's, mash it up with another piece of Lessig's work, and create something new-a video, photo, or text. What is this sort of artistic activity called?

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This sort of artistic activity is called textual poaching. It involves taking elements from one or more sources and remixing them to create something new. In this case, entrants were asked to remix Lawrence Lessig's work to create a new piece of art.

In 2008, to Celebrate the Release of Lawrence Lessig's Book