[Sesse__]

> Copying is generally considered pretty lame in the demoscene these days.

You will still see plenty of e.g. SID covers of existing pop music, without anyone really batting an eyelid.

[skrebbel]

Fair. Pretty lame tho.

[Sesse__]

That we can agree on.

[galangalalgol]

At least they know who to cite, even if they don't. I like to have a diffusion model generate an image of my desired subject in whatever media I choose then look at it as make something close but not quite the same. I'm copying tons of people I don't even know. But I am also just practicing and don't try to pass it off as my own creation.