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All Creative Work Is Derivative

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What it is

A two-minute animated minute meme by Nina Paley, photographed at the Metropolitan Museum, showing how all creative work builds on what came before. It is set to music from the Sita Sings the Blues soundtrack.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Used in copyright and AI-code debates to argue that creativity is inherently derivative.

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What HN commenters said

  1. “They made a nice music video to further spread the idea”

    Music video spreading the idea that creative work builds on the past.

    npteljes, 2022-02 · Recommendation · in “The Casio employee behind the “Sleng Teng” riddim that revolutionized reggae”

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Topics: copyright, remix culture, nina paley, public domain, animation

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