The Myth of Unoriginality
The Myth of Unoriginality
This chapter focuses on one of the fundamental notions central to copyright—originality—which has been the subject of prolonged skepticism in a number of arenas. In the chapter, I focus on and work to dissolve claims of what we might call “originality deniers”—those who contend that the notion of originality in art (and as required for copyright law) is an unfounded myth.
Keywords: originality, death of the author, genius, sweat-of-the-brow, merger doctrine
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