Schneider's Mashup

As Schneider describes in his abstract, mashups are a new literary form. The form is so new in fact that the term is currently not found in the Merriam-Webster's Dictionary. Schneider tries to define the form and also attempts to create one, called Buchstauben. According to Schneider's abstract, mashups are "texts composed by combining portions from several original texts." He compares this form to a quilt, which is scraps of fabric stitched together to make a whole. These collaborative and derivative works can fall into controversy surrounding the issue of copyright.