Comments on: Would an Ant’s Copyright Bug You? http://madisonian.net/2007/12/05/would-an-ants-copyright-bug-you/ a blog about law, tech, culture, and related things Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:59:42 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Greg Lastowka http://madisonian.net/2007/12/05/would-an-ants-copyright-bug-you/comment-page-1/#comment-225863 Greg Lastowka Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:48:04 +0000 http://madisonian.net/archives/2007/12/05/would-an-ants-copyright-bug-you/#comment-225863 From the Times review of the documentary: "Except that these magical finger-paint daubings and crayon scribblings aren’t really works of art in any coherent sense of the term, but rather the vital byproducts of play, part of the cognitive and sensory awakening that is the grand, universal vocation of childhood." That's a bold claim -- children's artwork isn't art, it's just a byproduct of play. Hmm. From the Times review of the documentary: “Except that these magical finger-paint daubings and crayon scribblings aren’t really works of art in any coherent sense of the term, but rather the vital byproducts of play, part of the cognitive and sensory awakening that is the grand, universal vocation of childhood.”

That’s a bold claim — children’s artwork isn’t art, it’s just a byproduct of play. Hmm.

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