Mark Lavelle
 | Re: from slashdot, on RIAA vs File swapping..
quote:
"I do think the person has a point about art as a collective product though; it does not exist in a vacuum certainly but does influence negate personal creation?" |
I say definitely not! Influences are just the input. The (talented) artist does much more than add pieces together – s/he filters those influences and adds a personal perspective, and the result is unique because of that. You & I might listen to all the same music and still never write even similar tunes... |
9/5/2003 2:43 AM