• silasmariner@programming.dev
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      19 hours ago

      Banksy is overrated sentimental trash and I will die on this hill. Also yeah it’s a money making cooperative, not a single artist

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        18 hours ago

        Also aren’t a few of his(their) pieces literally made of collages of other people’s art?

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          7 hours ago

          Is banksy making money from those images? Afaik no one’s ever claimed the graffiti to sell it.

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          That’s fair use. Using small parts of something to create something new. It’s transformative in nature.