] In DIY culture, consumers are the producers, owning the
] tools of production -- a laptop instead of guitar, bass
] and drums. The bedroom is the studio and factory
] machinery moves out of the nightclub onto the Internet
] for millions to access. The media monopolies are fighting
] back, but with the airwaves gobbled up by conglomerates,
] homespun mash-ups may be the people's digital antidote.

Salon on Mash-ups and their IP related problems.