“Nothing is original,” says Kirby Ferguson, producer of “Everything is a Remix”. From George Lucas to Bob Dylan and Steve Jobs, many of the world’s most famous artists, musicians and innovators borrow, “recycle” and steal.
Everything is a remix. If the rule that good artists steal and bad artists imitate is still active, then why the power of the production companies and the number of lawsuits for infringement of copyright is greater than ever?
Is there still a dilemma that for something to be good – it is necessary to be original? Whether it comes to art or technological inventions. Some time ago we have reached the point where we had to agree that the chances of inventing something pure and unique is impossible, but we are still selfish when it comes to our creations.
Kirby Ferguson, defying modern considerations of intellectual property and explains that they hurt creativity rather than making it better.
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