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Or one or all of these found around the web Good composers borrow. Great composers steal. Igor Stravinsky A good composer does not imitate; he steals. Igor Stravinsky Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal. Igor Stravinsky :) Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "tim echols" <eekamouse67@yahoo.com> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 8:27 PM Subject: Re: Samples and looping > > is this somewhat akin to the picasso quote that "talent is the ability >to > steal, and genius is the ability to steal unnoticed"? > > time > >> "in Louigi's world, Elvis owes >> nothing for using the song. (If I've mischaracterized >> the positions, I apologize.)" >> >> Yeah, that's correct. I would say that paying willingly >> is fine but you shouldn't be obliged. >> >> >> On the other hand, guys, there is an interesting thing >> which happens. If you are not obliged, psychologically you >> would >> tend more to want to thank people who contributed. >> Eventually people get used to contributing and in the long >> run it once >> >> again becomes a certain moral obligation. It is an >> inevitable process. And such moral norms eventually may end >> up reflected in law (though I believe >> today law is way too tiresome and tries to control every >> aspect of life which is not that good). >> >> >> So I would say this - paying or crediting or somehow >> thanking the authors is good. It is part of human nature. >> But in my >> opinion it should not be governed by law. It should be >> governed more by common ethics and at the same time be a >> movement >> >> of a kind heart. In that case when you are creatively >> building something on top of someone else's material, >> you feel yourself >> part of a community to which you are contributing and the >> achievements of which you are using in your work, rather >> than an >> >> individual who "steals" someone else's ideas >> for his own benefit. >> >> I hope I am not too philosophizing %) >> >> Louigi. >> >> > > > > >