Before the advent of cameras, and likely still in some cases, several painters would have companies that predominantly reproduced the works of a known artist an

Before the advent of cameras, and likely still in some cases, several painters would have companies that predominantly reproduced the works of a known artist and sold them so that you could have a nice replica of a famous painting in your home. One might think that tools like mid journey are much within the same category, but I think there is a key difference. The system of reproduction up to this point has largely been centered on successful and renowned artists—the only way you'd make money is by reproducing something that already had a lot of value to people, and it was also incredibly clear that it was a reproduction. In this case, things have changed. Now, the vast works of largely obscure artists are partially reproduced, and in a fashion that further occludes their source. These artists rightly feel robbed as they endure the treatment of a van gogh without the riches of fame or the palliative of death before fame.