Re: Copyright Question

Dawne Peterson wrote:
"Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote ...
Ps i forgot to tell you , i have seen people creating artworks
,claiming others `stole` the idea from them , but i know there is
something called Zeitgeist [ the `spirit of the time`] that makes that
different people might come up with similar ideas without knowing
about the others ,,,

This is why I found the study of art history and the study of philosophy
such a good mix. There is indeed a spirit of the time in particular times
and places that stamps itself on all kinds of human endeavors. The view
that people have of life, of the nature of things, their state of belief or
disbelief in certain ideas, extend over into the art they make--and lots of
other things as well. For me, one of the most interesting studies was
Russian just after the revolution, when artists tried to articulate what
"revolutionary" looks like in everything from workers' clothing to tea room
design. The Arts and Crafts Movement was similarly grounded in strong
ideas. When artists are grappling with similar problems, you can expect
certain images, forms, colours etc to lend themselves to that, and to form
a common thread through works of the time. And anyway, people are always
influenced by what they see around them, including the works of others,
something that art history readily acknowledges.

Sure, and there are certainly people who try to make
the case that their ideas were stolen when, in fact, they weren't.
On the other hand, there are also plenty of times when work/ideas
*were* stolen. That's why we have a judicial system to sort
things out ;-) No doubt it's imperfect, but then again, so are
all human endeavors. At least in my mind, it beats just declaring
a free for all.

Best wishes,
Ericka
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