But an artist cannot be inspired without content from other artists. I don’t agree to the word “copied” here either, because it is not copying when it creates something new.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, unless they lived in a cave with some pigments, everyone started by being inspired in some way.

[–] wetnoodle@sopuli.xyz 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

But nobody's starts by downloading and pulling elements of all living and dead artists works without reference or license, it is not the same.

[–] SleepyPie@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

I’m sure many artists would love having ultimate knowledge about all art relevant to their craft - it just hasn’t been feasible. Perhaps if art-generating AI could correctly cite their references it would be more acceptable for commercial use.