The meatspace art analogy would be prints: many artists make several prints of the same artwork. Originality isn't what's important, but provenance is. If the o

The meatspace art analogy would be prints: many artists make several prints of the same artwork. Originality isn't what's important, but provenance is. If the original author made the print from the plates, the work is "genuine", but if somebody else got the plates and made more copies those are considered less valuable. Copies made from copying the plates themselves would be considered forgeries. NFTs are the same. You can have "geniune" NFTs minted by the original artist (any number can be minted) and "forged" NFTs minted by anyone else. Of course since NFTs don't actually contain the work they're more like certificates of provenance for prints, or forgeries thereof. Personally I find the whole thing ridiculous. Even in the physical art world, why should it matter who made the print if the plates are the originals? NFTs are just like buying certificates of authenticity of prints without buying a copy of the print, which is utterly moronic!