Theft seems to be the one true constant in the long human history of creative expression.
Thursday, April 01, 2010
Plagiarism: The World's Oldest Profession
With much (too much) discussion of late about plagiarism in the photography world, it's important to have some historical context. To wit, You Thought We Wouldn't Notice points to the interesting similarities between the lions in Peter Paul Rubens's “The Meeting of Marie de Médicis and Henri IV at Lyon” and Paul de Vos's “The Ark of Noah.”
Theft seems to be the one true constant in the long human history of creative expression.
Theft seems to be the one true constant in the long human history of creative expression.
