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>> it's unfair for artists to have their works sucked up What framework can we use to decide if something is fair or not? Style is not something that should b
by DeathArrow 2y ago
>> it's unfair for artists to have their works sucked up
What framework can we use to decide if something is fair or not?
Style is not something that should be copyrighted. I can pain in the style of X painter, I can write in the style of Y writer, I can compose music in the style of Z composer.
Everything has a style. Dressing yourself has a style. Speaking has a style. Even writing mathematical proofs can have a style.
Copying another person's style might reflect poor judgement, bad taste and lack of originality but it shouldn't be illegal.
And anyone in the business of art should have much more than a style. He should have original ideas, a vision a way to tell stories, a way to make people ask themselves questions.
A style is merely a tool. If all someone has is a style, then good luck!
- gosub100 2y agoIn music, someone can sing the same style as another, but if they imitate it to the point that there is brand confusion, where the consumer believes the product came from X when it actually came from Y, that's clearly crossing the line.
- ChadNauseam 2y agoIs that actually crossing a line? I'm sure some consumers have thought that rocket league was associated with FIFA, or that studio Ghibli movies were made by Disney. But these aren't widespread issues because we have a robust system of trademarks that draws a clear line: you can't use trademarked names or iconography in a way that causes confusion. But if some people heading Olivia Rodrigo's "good 4 you" think they're listening to Paramore because they have a similar style, that has never been illegal
- gosub100 2y agovanilla ice vs queen case doesn't support your claim.
- ChadNauseam 2y agovanilla ice completely copied queen's baseline, not just the queen style. (not to mention that it never went to court)
- yencabulator 2y agoIt's already gone quite a bit further than "style". https://www.404media.co/listen-to-the-ai-generated-ripoff-songs-that-got-udio-and-suno-sued/ https://www.404media.co/listen-to-the-ai-generated-ripoff-so...