The concept of "community" has come up over the last few weeks. Carroli directly addresses the issues that arise with the labeling of virtual environments as "communities." In the traditional sense of the word community, virtual platforms share similarities with face-to-face communication (community). However, aspects such as geography and permanence conflict; or, according to Carroli, "…deny and falsify difference." Another issue discussed by Carolli is anonymity. This is where Carolli's primary argument is synthesized, which is also perhaps the most convincing section of the article. This concept of a "community of strangers" is both a contradiction and an accurate representation of the state of the users and their interactions. As Carroli states, "My proposition is that the Internet can operate as "another place" in which one can lose oneself, and that being caught up with others involves a collaborative encounter rather than a consensual one."
The Oliver text offers evidence for the consideration of sampling as a form of "musicking," in Small's terminology.
The discussion of the different forms of collaboration, most notably found in hip-hop music, provide a background for sampling as a reflection musicking. However, I agree with the notion that Oliver ignores the potential issues of legality and consent in the heightening of this process to the level of any other form of musicking.