Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] was "Eggleston envy" now "imitation"
From: John Brownlow <lists@johnbrownlow.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 12:50:13 -0400

On 8/15/02 8:25 AM, "Oliver Bryk" <oliverbryk@attbi.com> wrote:

> Mark R. wrote:
> <snip>
> "I tell anyone who'll listen: rip them off with a vengeance!
> Originality is way overrated. And comes close to being almost impossible.
> I believe in originality through imitation!!"
> 
> Mark's dictum reminded me of a line from one of Tom Lehrer's songs,
> "...plagiarize, plagiarize, but be sure to call it research!"
> Oliver Bryk

My first boss, a very famous documentary maker told me: "if you read one
book it's plagiarism, if you read two it's research".

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Johnny Deadman

http://www.pinkheadedbug.com



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