Tupac Shakur and Mashups

I loved the fill Tupac: Resurrection. Although it was criticized for being one sided and not really answering any questions about him it is to be expected since his mother took part in the making of the film. Whenever a loved one is lost you want to depict only those sides of the person that were positive but since he was famous there were some issues that needed to be dealt with, such as the sexual assault case, that I thought were handled well. It would be nice to see a film on the same topic but from a neutral perspective. His mother, relatives, friends, and fans could never be neutral because they will only remember him the way they want to remember him. Those that hated him would also not be a good source because again they would only want to depict the negative side of him. It is sad that a person with so much talent had to be taken away from this world so soon. I know he is not a saint and if he was guilty of sexual or physical assault I am glad he his time and had to face our legal system. I consider myself somewhat of a fan but since I was just a kid at the time I never looked into his legal troubles, now i would like to do my own research. Despite all this his music was not all negative or a waste of talent. I think many of us that grew up in poverty and were exposed in some way to drugs and violence, white/black/brown doesn't matter, could identify with him and his music. I appreciated that he knew the origin of his name and here are some sites that I find interesting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%BApac_Amaru_II and for those of you who speak Spanish http://gloria-davila.espacioblog.com/post/2008/05/30/canto-coral-tupac-amaru-alejandro-romualdo.

"Fair use is the part of copyright law that permits new makers, in some situations, to quote copyrighted material without asking permission or paying the owners. The courts tell us that fair use should be "transformative"--adding value to what they take and using it for a purpose different from the original work." -Recut Reframe Recycle, Center for Social Media.
I found this quote interesting because I believe that both this film and When the Levees Broke did just that. They took parts sof other works and used it to expose people to the topic being explored and to try to depict the way certain people viewed the material, such as Tupac's mother working on the film, Tupac himself, the depiction of people that suffered from Hurricane Katrina, and also shows the filmmakers point of view. To get the attention of the audience, in this case documentary film, you need to provide more then just interviews but include video's, photographs, among other things.