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Old 08-28-2021, 04:37 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by elphenor View Post
taking from an African artist who's art is directly influenced by the hardships of apartheid is not remotely similar to an African borrowing from Mozart
"Taking"? That's an odd word to use. Why would you use the word "taking"? No one owns general ideas/tropes, etc. (even if we accept copyright laws as they stand). So you're not taking anything from anyone.

Apartheid hasn't existed for awhile, by the way. (My wife is a South African who grew up as a minority under Apartheid.)

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