As a cultural phenomenon, ccMixter represents a direct response to what some say is the increasingly litigious attitude of organizations like the RIAA—one which prevents artists from appropriating elements of others' work for creative reuse in their own. ccMixter is a project of Creative Commons and maintains close organizational ties to independent, open music minded labels such as Magnatune and BBE. The site runs on ccHost, an open source multimedia content management system that is able to keep track of how content is being remixed.