Hmmm must have been a slow news day. When does the copying of art become plagiarism? Does the disclaimer that a piece was inspired by a previous one end all such talk. If you read the article that inspired this thread, you’ll note that the pieces are even more similar after one is rotated.

I don’t understand why the choosing of the piece is newsworthy at all. There is no accounting for taste and I don’t think the country expects its presidents to be familiar with the great catalogue of paintings produced over the centuries. Its absolutely asinine to use this painting to criticize the president.

But my question still stands, when does copying of art become plagiarism?

The same thing applies to music. A lot of Handel sounds as if was ripped off from Bach, identical guitar riffs make it into different songs and help to classify the music, and Monty Python built a skit around the blues opener

“I woke up dis mornin’