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I can assure you that it is 1000% moral, fine and historically, totally cool for artists to copy each other's styles, infact that's really the ONLY thing we do
by kylebenzle 3y ago
I can assure you that it is 1000% moral, fine and historically, totally cool for artists to copy each other's styles, infact that's really the ONLY thing we do is copy each other. But sure, call it immoral if you want I guess.
- PeterStuer 3y agoOne could argue art would be dead if styles would be exclusive property. Ofc, "in the style of" is one thing, literally copying and selling the copy is something else. Diffusion models blur the lines somewhat. Time will tell, but usually exclusive exploitation rights IMHO have not favored the benefit of humanity, but it is a nuanced discussion for sure.
- LightFog 3y agoYes artists - on small scale and often with some form of attribution or acknowledgement. This is industrial scale copying - often with some other motivation than creativity alone and with active steps taken to avoid even having to think about the human whose work is being used.
- cwillu 3y agoIt's not remotely small scale, there isn't a marketing shop, designer, studio musician, producer, etc alive today that doesn't perform do this as a part of their day-to-day work.
- LightFog 3y ago…with payment and attribution as appropriate. Any decent shop will have policies around this - it is not a free-for-all use what you like. It is absurd to suggest otherwise.