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For years, the remixing of songs, both licit and illicit, has been almost as common as the release of original music. The same has not been true of films: There have been only a few recuts of films by people other than the original director or editors, and few if any were legal.

"I hope there will be a series of creative, interesting and different ways that this material will be utilized by all kinds of different folks," said Greenwald. "And I look forward to seeing what comes out of it. And toward that end, the possibilities are very exciting as to what people will do, because there are no limits other than creativity."

Why is remixing so common with music, but so rare with films?