This is the legacy of Dada, surrealism, and pop art; from Marcel Duchamp's ready-made's to Warhol's depictions popular culture icons. I've been a big supporter of Negativland, and there fight against copyright, since I was in my teens in the early 90's, and I love the sci-fi mastery of Cory Doctorow. These guys are brilliant! And I'm a visual artist (a painter, as well as mixed media collage) and these are issues I have to face. I know in my work I deal with the influences of previous generations work that inspires me, fuels me, has taught and raised me, and my own ideas that spin off from there. All that exists now, has been built off that which was, from the ancient myths of Gilgemesh in Babylon to now. We just need to rearrange our laws to provide creator protection, as well as later generations right to reuse and repurpose.
keep culture free!