> The understanding of the specification may be different years later, but this applies even to the paintings and the works of fiction. That's an interesting

> The understanding of the specification may be different years later, but this applies even to the paintings and the works of fiction. That's an interesting parallel. But for it to be equivalent, I think it would have to be to the method of creating those paintings/works of fiction. Instead of passing down the Mona Lisa, you're passing painstakingly detailed instructions detailing how to make the Mona Lisa.