But for whatever reason, some force has pulled me into the legal world as I prep for the LSAT while interning at an Entertainment/ Intellectual Property Law office.

While working at the Law office last week, I stumbled upon a true documentarial gem of our web-wild, culture-bending/blending times — "RIP: A Remix Manifesto."

The film begins and ends with Mash Up maestro Girl Talk. At first, it seems like the chase is on — director Brett Gaylor is going to take us on a music-centric journey about the struggles of an artist who uses an instrument (electronic sampling) that is illegal according to copyright laws.

Sort of a metaphor for my own interests, music is only the beginning and only the end of this ride into the idea ownership society. The movie's meat is sauced up with how Intellectual Property laws have run rampant in the U.S. and abroad, becoming more and more restrictive and benefiting actual creators of intellectual property (artists, scientists, entrepeneours) less and less.

One noteable cameo that hit close to home was DJ Sany Pitbull from my Brazilian home, Rio De Janeiro. Along with his recent appearance in Diplo's "Favala On Blast" this makes the progressive funk DJ two-for-two in adding his perspective to an important music issue. Here is my somewhat poor quality filming of Sany Pitbull at Democraticos in Lapa (Rio De Janeiro) earlier this year (better with text than with a camera):

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Gaylor fingers major media conglomerates and other big business groups for violating these IP creators by legally binding their work to an ever-expanding basin of ideas they "own."

The central argument is that copyright laws need to be more lax in response to a world where information is free to. These considerably gentler IP laws will foster creativity and progress in the arts and beyond — ultimately benefiting human kind.

It's hard not to agree to a certain extent despite the bad guy in the film being, like usual, big corporations. However, what this film does best is show how outdated current copyright laws are. When creativity and innovation is being bound for seemingly no good reason — our IP laws must evolve, especially for the sake of our currently troubled country.

Visually vibrant and masterfully organized, Gaylor manages to explain the current IP vs the internet conundrum in plainspeak while not cutting too many corners.

If I end up continuing down the Law path, I would want seat myself on the copyright weakening side of the IP debate.

Go to http://www.ripremix.com to download and watch the documentary. It's free to download, but it allows you to pay what you will in Radiohead-style.

Let's hope creativity is given a much needed law-loosening boost sooner rather than later.