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All Creative Work Is Derivative

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All Creative Work Is Derivative

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.

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

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