Happy Scratch Day! Quotes What is Scratch? Some say coding, some, programming. It isn't either. Some think of social media, but it isn't that either. Think of everything you love. Scratch is peace, love, hope, and our future. - anonymous Scratch is about being creative. That's why we don't capitalize “program” in “imagine, program, share”. Scratch is open to everyone - artists, gamers, RPGers, and people who make stuff that can not be categorized.-Lightnin, Scratch Team at MIT But wouldn't the option to refuse download be against Scratch's motto to imagine, program, and share? Honestly, if I didn't want other people taking the art and music form my projects, I would post my projects on my own personal site and set my own Creative Commons/copyright license or not upload my project to the Scratch website at all. -cheddargirl Scratching is a DJ or turntablist technique used to produce distinctive sounds by moving a vinyl record back and forth on a turntable while optionally manipulating the crossfader on a DJ mixer. -Wikipedia We take the name "Scratch," from the way that hip-hop disk jockeys scratch with music. They take pieces of music and then combine them together in unexpected and creative ways. -Mitchell Resnick, Lifelong Kindergarten Group at MIT 'Cause we're burning bright As we all unite And when it's all said and done We'll shine like the sun So don't let the fire die And we'll watch the sky As it fills with light And though the embers are new Whatever you do, just don't let the fire die- Owl City
