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No, or at least not entirely. Even if I was to (theoretically) copy the Mona Lisa so perfectly that no existing technology could tell the difference, the origin
by cmeacham98 4y ago
No, or at least not entirely. Even if I was to (theoretically) copy the Mona Lisa so perfectly that no existing technology could tell the difference, the original would still be worth more than my copy.
- jjtheblunt 4y agobut that's because it was created by a genius, not someone with Adobe Illustrator?
- cmeacham98 4y agoThat's my point: the Mona Lisa contains the intangible property of "being the original copy" that cannot be derived from its physical traits. If the Mona Lisa's value was determined purely from physical traits my perfect copy would be worth exactly the same.