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Original Articles

What Does it Matter Who is Speaking? Authorship, Authority, and the Mashup

Pages 71-91 | Published online: 22 Feb 2012

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Discography

  • Christina Aguilera. “What a Girl Wants.” RCA, 1999
  • DJ Danger Mouse. The Grey Album, Self-released, 2004
  • Girl Talk. Feed the Animals, Self-released, 2008
  • Go Home Productions. This was Pop (2004–2007), Self-released, 2008
  • The Velvet Underground. Loaded, Cotillion, 1970

Videography

  • Home Box Office (HBO) . 2009 . Curb Your Enthusiasm (7th season) , New York : HBO . DVD
  • Taylor, Astra. Žižek! Zeitgeist Films, 2006

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