[indiv0]

Reminds me of one of my favourite video essays -- "Everything is a Remix" [0]. The video and this article cover the same ideas albeit with different examples. Which is funny on a meta level -- the article could be called a remix of the video.

The video (if I recall correctly) goes a bit further, attacking patents/IP law as anti-creative.

[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJPERZDfyWc

[amelius]

Yes and that Disney copied old fairy tales and made them their own.

[scoot]

There's a fine line though. Led Zeplin didn't remix, they flat out ripped off other artists lyrics and melody. Changing the musical genre doesn't wash IMHO.