Ryan Heise wrote:
On Wed, Aug 16, 2006 at 11:21:24AM +0700, Patrick Shirkey wrote:
So, if I have no morals or don't subscribe to the same set of standards
that you do does it mean I am a lesser artist than someone who does?
Lesser person maybe but what has it got to do with art?
You finally discovered my point.
Your point is a misnomer.
Is an artist supposed to care what everyone thinks of their personality?
That it is art, that it can be appreciated and enjoyed, was not in
question by me. It *is* art.
A literary work can also be written by mixing together pieces of other
literary works, and the result is still a literary work.>
What I, and others, have tried to point out, however, is that even
though valid art can be produced in this way, it is just not nice to
take from others without asking first, because they ought to be
consulted in how their name is represented in association with that
work.
Hence, My heart bleeds. Cue sound of violins playing sad music and
images of small children with tears in their eyes.
In other words, yes, my point is about being a better person, or a
better "citizen", not about questioning what is art, or what is
enjoyment. Art and enjoyment can exist in anything. For example,
hurting, or disrespecting other people can be done with enjoyment, and
it can even be done artistically. My point, however, is about respect
and the law, not art, so whatever you might say about what "is" or
"isn't" art has missed my point.
Your point is more dangerous than mine. If everyone based their work on
not hurting others feelings or potentially causing offense there would
be a whole chasm of artwork that is not created and we would be worse
off for it.
If you license your art in a way that ensures you have means to extract
residual income from people who abuse your license then you have laid
the groundwork to protect your work from abuse by others.
However demanding the artists of the world all play fair and respect
each other is a pipe dream.
Demanding that people stop remixing music with unlicensed samples is
following a path that leads to everyone doing exactly what they are
told. I'm sure the powers that be would love this to happen.
Expecting every artist to get permission before they create their art is
just plain idiocy.
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