When Is Copying Okay?

11/1/2013

Banksy totally ripping off the Olympic Rings.

When is it okay to copy in your artwork? Copying can violate laws and might make your teacher unhappy. Everyone knows that drawing a picture of Mickey Mouse and saying that you made it up yourself isn’t going to work. On the other hand, sometimes you need to copy a picture you find online to make what you want.

Picasso copied "The Scream" by Edvard Munch. Did he change it enough?

Plus, what about legitimate art types like parody? You have to copy then. Also, some professional artists copy and get away with it. So, what do you think? When is copying okay? When isn’t it? Post a comment and let me know what you think.

6 Comments

miles

11/1/2013 02:39:56 am

i think it is okay to copy when it isnt an exact copy. you can copy an elephant in person and it wont be "stealing an idea" because it isnt copied from just a picture.

Andrew Huber

11/1/2013 02:42:50 am

I think its okay to copy,as long as you modify it, and credit the original creator.

(Lord) John Battle

11/1/2013 02:46:36 am

Turn your idea into the form of tosat. Example: Pikatoast = pikachu = toast

AJ link

11/1/2013 03:39:19 am

What differs copying from plagiarism is recognition of the original artist/author. If a piece of artwork is not in the public domain, one MUST mention the original author in a description of his or her variation.

If artwork IS in the public domain or is extremely well known (i.e. the Mona Lisa), no definite recognition is required.

Kylie

11/1/2013 03:41:00 am

I think it's ok to copy if you give credit to the original copy or add your own twist to what you made, even if it's really small you have to find a way to make it your own.

Liah

11/1/2013 03:52:40 am

I think that plagiarism in artwork cannot be unjustified. However, under certain circumstances, I think copying can be okay, as long as the artist modifies the artwork in a way that makes it their own. For example, I think that Picasso's rendition of "The Scream" doesn't truly change the artwork enough to be considered legitimate. As far as I can tell, all Picasso did was replace the original colors with a brighter, more lively color scheme. Other than that, I don't see a difference.
On the other hand, I think that when an artist copies an artwork and adds their own flare or demonstrates the artwork's perspective from a different view-point, than the copying is justified.

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