Comments on: Stealing Like a Creative Pirate

By: fabian

fabian — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:11:52 +0000

Like the old cliché goes, nothing under the sun is new. But what makes life fun and interesting is making things under the sun unique! Nothing is gonna be per say invented out of nowhere, everything has a source of inspiration and motivation that was created already. But imagination and creativity comes from a place that can’t be explained and from there we individuals get our uniqueness.

By: Ramblings of a Woman

Ramblings of a Woman — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:24:55 +0000

I am so glad you wrote this! I do get inspiration from many places and I was beginning to feel like a plagerist(sp?) even though I am not copying! I am glad to know that this is okay and that other successful bloggers do it too!

My latest post- http://bernicewood.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/university-of-you/

By: glen

glen — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:06:39 +0000

Man, that’s an awesome quote. Nice addition!

By: Zaar

Zaar — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 06:35:32 +0000

this sort of reminds of a youtube clip:

“Overprotecting intellectual property, is as harmfull as under protecting it. Culture is impossible without a rich public domain. Nothing today, like nothing since we tamed fire, is genuinely new. Culture, like science and technology, grows by accretion. Each new creator building on the works of those who came before. Overprotection stifles the very creative forces it’s supposed to nurture…”

this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac

By: glen

glen — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 03:02:30 +0000

I agree. The quality and type of inspiration is critical.

Higher quality inspiration normally comes from connecting the action at hand with one of my personal goals.

Brilliant!

By: Albert van Zyl

Albert van Zyl — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 06:57:48 +0000

My favorite line from you post is: “The important thing isn’t where your inspiration comes from, but the fact that you’re actually inspired.”

To me finding inspiration seems like the first step in any action. And the quality of that inspiration is also critical. Low quality inspiration would be something like “my boss asked me to”. Higher quality inspiration normally comes from connecting the action at hand with one of my personal goals.

By: glen

glen — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 04:01:50 +0000

Yeah, and oftentimes repetition is a fantastic tool for teaching as well. I think Godin wrote a post about this at some point. Good stuff.

Hrm, after thinking about this I wonder if the post should have been geared towards a green initiative towards content? :)

By: glen

glen — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 03:58:56 +0000

Who hasn’t tried to sound like Thoreau in a college paper? Guilty as charged! ;)

By: glen

glen — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 03:57:26 +0000

I’m glad you brought this up.

I can’t count the really good, even great, books that have borrowed plots from other books and made them their own.

I love mashups and remixes of songs, for the most part. Or books, or songs, etc. After all, there are only so many romance plots, chord progressions, etc. Good thoughts!

By: glen

glen — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 03:54:46 +0000

Hey Jennifer,

Yeah, stealing sucks. Especially for the content creator. But, I still think it’s a small price to pay for being able to publish on such an incredible platform like the Internet. Still, it sucks :)