The Financial Advantages of Anti-Copyright

Since I am still a student and I haven't really sold my work yet, copyright infringement hasn't been too big of a concern. Sure, I don't want other people to steal my work, but I know that the ideas behind my work come from various sources and perceptions. And since I didn't purchase the right to these ideas, it's basically fair for anyone to use them as they please. I would be pretty upset if I walked into a gallery and saw work that looked exactly like mine, but in all actuality I don't believe that I could do anything about it. Who knows if someone else thought of it first and started working on it before me? The article discusses the notion that art and ideas are hindered with the privatization of culture. But the great thing about art is that new works can be created in response to the privatization of culture. Artists can respond to anything with their work, whether they are subtly commenting on it, or going deeper conceptually.

So where do we draw the line with copyrights? I don't intend to copyright my work anytime soon, but I surely don't want anyone copying it directly. I feel torn between the idea of copyright and anti-copyright. This isn't only a concern for artists but for all people who believe that they deserve credit for their hard work. I guess that the type of credit that should be given depends on the situation. I can't say that I have directly copied other art, but subconsciously parts of those ideas could have easily influenced the way that I create my art.