As an artist, one may not be devoted to the arts at the expense of life's necessities and long survive.
Yet neither may a consumer culture deny the value of the arts while appropriating the contributions of artists. A society that accepts and condones blatant thievery of intellectual property will ultimately incur the consequences of both brutish ignorance and unrestrained self-indulgence.
Regardless, the artist, poet, and composer will not be silenced, nor the dancer paralyzed.
Yet neither may a consumer culture deny the value of the arts while appropriating the contributions of artists. A society that accepts and condones blatant thievery of intellectual property will ultimately incur the consequences of both brutish ignorance and unrestrained self-indulgence.
Regardless, the artist, poet, and composer will not be silenced, nor the dancer paralyzed.
