And now another cautionary tale about plagiarism, heavy metal style. In a 1996 interview Steve Jobs attributed a quote to Pablo Picasso when he said, “Good artists copy, great artists steal”. Small problem: Pablo Picasso never said that. And Steve Jobs lived his life like the world was a giant asshole competition and he was gunning for the number one spot. That particular false quote has been manipulated and bastardized an awful long way from when Alfred Tennyson first said, “…great poets imitate and improve, whereas small ones steal and spoil.” So perhaps employ a little nuance in your artistic endeavors … Continue reading Don’t Steal Art, Dummies