Das System der abhängigen Schöpfungen im digitalen Zeitalter - Eine Untersuchung am Beispiel von Internet-Memen.

»Derivative Works in the Digital Age. An Examination of Internet-Memes«: The creation of a new work on the basis of a previously created work is a popular stylistic device of the digital remix culture. On the basis of Internet-memes, Alexandra Wachtel researches where the boundaries of an independent expressive creation lie in the light of artistic freedom. The focus is on the special features of digital referential works and the concept of creation under copyright law.