The dome of St Paul's Cathedral is inspired heavily by the design of Michaelangelo's dome for St Paul's Basilica. Some of Lichtenstein's artworks are almost dir

The dome of St Paul's Cathedral is inspired heavily by the design of Michaelangelo's dome for St Paul's Basilica. Some of Lichtenstein's artworks are almost direct plagiarisms of comic books. Some of Shakespeare's plays bear quite the resemblance to Roman works. Remixing has been part of culture forever. The author is really just grousing about the fact that machines can remix now.