> And yet it should be the artist's choice on how THEIR work is used, regardless of how you, or 99.999% of the people feel. If an artist makes a work of art an

> And yet it should be the artist's choice on how THEIR work is used, regardless of how you, or 99.999% of the people feel. If an artist makes a work of art and nobody ever pays any attention to it, is the work still valuable? To a certain extent, the attention that people give to a work of art gives it value (in my opinion). People's attention is a limited resource, one that certain artists fail to duly acknowledge when they attempt tyrannical control over their works. Artists: if you want absolute control over your works, keep them to yourselves and never show them to anyone else, ever (please!). Otherwise acknowledge your debt to the (mostly-free) cultural environment(s) you drew inspiration from and to the public mindspace your works occupy. At least pay back our attention with your gratitude, instead of IP-thuggery.