If the Mona Lisa didn't exist we'd elevate some other work more. If not Bo'Rap then Stairway to Heaven, etc. >Arguments against against scarcity that point to

If the Mona Lisa didn't exist we'd elevate some other work more. If not Bo'Rap then Stairway to Heaven, etc. >Arguments against against scarcity that point to copies of a singular work seem circuitous. It's a good point, but I think it misses something. It is experiences of the effect of an artistic work that matter, not the work per se. Experiences of the work are 10-a-penny -- tens of millions have probably seen one of the 'originals', billions have probably experienced the effect of the artwork (which I will deftly avoid defining ;o)) through photos, copies, videos, imitations, and emulations.